Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stroud
Town
Berkeley
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
35017

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Current location

St. Mary the Virgin Church
Berkeley
Stroud
Gloucestershire
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 685 990
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A brass tablet dedicated to the memory of G H Matthews.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE HAROLD MATTHEWS, LIEUTENANT, 2ND BATTN. GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT M.I., SECOND SON OF T.G. MATTHEWS, JP, NEWPORT TOWERS, BERKELEY, WHO DIED MAY 30TH 1900 OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION AT KHEIS, SOUTH AFRICA, TWO DAYS PREVIOUSLY, AGED 22 YEARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, date of death, manner of death, place of death, age of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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