2nd Battalion Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

19th Century Wars (1800-1899)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 19th May 1900
Attended by: MAJ GEN THYNNE CB
Dedicated
Date: 19th May 1900
Attended by: DEAN OF YORK
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

30640

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Current location

South Ambulatory
York Minster
Deangate
York
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 7JA
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 60331 52179
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF. FOLIATE BORDER AND REGIMENTAL BADGE AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND SACRED TO THE/ MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED/ OFFICERS AND PRIVATES, 2ND BATT PRINCESS OF/ WALES OWN YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, WHO WERE/ KILLED AND DIED FROM WOUNDS AND DISEASE/ DURING THE TIRAH CAMPAIGN 1897 - 1898/ (NAMES)/ ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES/ PAST AND PRESENT OF THE REGIMENT

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Addison, J
Beaumont, F
Benson, Te
Bentley, J
Bridges, C
Bromwich, T
Brophy, W
Brown, G
Calvert, W
Carling, J
See details for all 43 names

Commemorations

19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
Total names on memorial: 43
Served and returned: 0
Died: 43
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,regiment, surname, forenames
Order of information: rank

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Memorial: £101/5/-

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Monuments in York Minster by Ian Pattison and Hugh Murray pg 149 Published:Friends of York Minster October 2000
The Green Howards Gazette - Vol VIII - 1900-1901 May 1900. pg. 44, 45

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