Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rushmoor
Town
Aldershot
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
50337

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Current location

ALL SAINTS ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH
Farnborough Rd
Aldershot
Rushmoor
Hampshire
GU11 1QA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 861 506
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHITE MARBLE INSCRIPTION TABLET SET WITHIN A MOSIAC AND MOULDED MARBLE FRAME. WHOLE IS MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK STONE BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. FOLIATE MOSAIC BORDER WITH GOLD MOSAIC CROSS ON A RED AND WHITE BACKGROUND AT EACH CORNER. MOSIAC PRINCE OF WALES FEATHERS ON A BLUE BACKGROUND AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE BORDER
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF THE TENTH ROYAL HUSSARS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899 - 1902. THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY OFFICERS, WARRANT/ OFFICERS, NON-COM: OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE REGIMENT PAST AND PRESENT AND A FEW NEAR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS/ KILLED IN ACTION AND DIED OF WOUNDS/ (NAMES)/ DIED OF DISEASE/ (NAMES)/ ICH DIEN
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 154
    Served and returned: 77
    Died: 77
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,manner of death,additional
    Order of information: manner of death,rank,year died,additional
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 880MM, width 1340MM
    Materials: Mosaic, Marble
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • 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

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