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
63370

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Current location

Royal Garrison Church of All Saints
Farnborough Rd
Aldershot
Rushmoor
Hampshire
GU11 1QA
England

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

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Description
Brass plaque with dedicatory inscription placed on a Nowy headed Onyx backing. Decorative leaf design on edges. Royal Artillery crest at top centre.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ MAJOR GENERAL/ SIR GEORGE HENRY MARSHALL/ KCB/ WHO COMMANDED/ THE ROYAL ARTILLERY/ IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR/ 1899-1900/ SOMETIME WARDEN/ OF THIS CHURCH/ DIED AT CAMBERLEY/ DECEMBER 14th 1909/ AGED 66 YEARS/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS/ COMRADES AND FRIENDS AS A/ MARK OF THEIR HIGH ESTEEM/ AND AFFECTION.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 1000mm, width 610mm
    Materials: Stone - Mexican Onyx
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
Responsibility
The church

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