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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)

Maker

Alexander Macdonald & Co (Manufacturer)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 25 May 1904
Attended by: Gen Sir Leslie Rundle GCB, GCVO, GCMG, DS0

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

47299

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Current location

ON ROUNDABOUT
Tower St
York
York
North Yorkshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 60478 51344
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

LARGE OBELISK OF POLISHED PINK GRANITE. NAMES AND INSCRIPTION CARVED INTO SQUARE-SET BASE. NAMES ARE LISTED BY BATTALION AND THEN BY MANNER OF DEATH. NAMES OF MAJOR BATTLES ON PLAQUES ON EACH SIDE OF THE BASE.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF/ THE OFFICERS/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF THE ALEXANDRA PRINCESS OF WALES'S OWN/ YORKSHIRE REGIMENT/ KILLED IN ACTION AND DIED OF WOUNDS OR DISEASE/ DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR/ 1899-1902/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Ackroyd, J
Adamson, R
Allen, A
Allen, W
Appleton, G
Arnold, H
Ashley, H
Atkinson, A
Baggaleyy, B
Bailey, J
See details for all 195 names

Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 137
Served and returned: 0
Died: 137
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,manner of death,additional
Order of information: regiment,manner of death,rank,surname

Components

Obelisk
Measurements: height C 20 FT
Materials: Granite - Pink

Listing information

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Condition

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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 p.239 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London
Carter Postcard Collection

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