Men Of Worcestershire South African War

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Composite

District

Worcester

Town

Worcester

County

Hereford And Worcester

Country

England

Commemoration

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 23rd September 1908
Attended by: Lt Gen the Hon Sir Neville Lyttelton GCB

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

32254

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Current location

NE side of cathedral facing High Street
Worcester Cathedral
Worcester
Worcester
Hereford And Worcester
WR1 2LA
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 84946 54523
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Three-stepped base surmounted by an octagonal plinth and pedestal on which a figure of a soldier of the Worcester regiment is kneeling as he prepares to fire his last cartridge. Above him is the winged figure of Immortality holding in one hand a palm branch over the soldier's head and in the other a sheathed sword with laurel wreath on it. Inscription on the front face of the pedestal.

Inscription

IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ WORCESTER-/ SHIRE WHO IN/ SOUTH AFRICA/ GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY/ A.D. 1899-1902./ THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE:/ BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ ECCLUS. XLIV. 14.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 71
Served and returned: 0
Died: 71
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland
Figures
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL
Grade II*
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

Worcester (Men of Worcestershire South African/Boer War sculpture)
WMO ID: 92078
Condition: Fair [last updated on 27-03-2017]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 230 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London
Carter Postcard Collection
Carter Postcard Collection

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