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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Tyneside
Town
North Shields
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 06th July 1902
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34401

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Current location

CHRIST CHURCH
Preston Rd
North Shields
North Tyneside
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 354 687
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR BRONZE PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF FOLIATE PATTERN ON THE BORDER
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ HENRY NORMAN HILL/ AGED 24 YEARS/ 2ND LIEUTENANT 4TH BATTERY ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY/ PREVIOUSLY A LIEUTENANT IN THE TYNEMOUTH VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY/ KILLED IN ACTION AT KLEINFONTEIN SOUTH AFRICA 24 OCTOBER 1901/ AND MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES FOR VERY MARKED GALLANTRY/ ERECTED BY HIS FORMER COMRADES/ THE OFFICERS OF THE TYNEMOUTH VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 540MM, width 1020MM
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • Christ Church
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Reference
  • SHIELDS DAILY NEWS by N/A 07-07-1902 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NORTHUMBERLAND
  • WMSN34.15

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