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
- 63372
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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
- Description
- Brass shield shaped plaque on a marble backing.
- Inscription
- In/ Ever loving memory of/ Eric Barnes/ late 13th Hussars/ and Cambridge University OTC/ He served his country in South Africa 1899/ and took part in the relief of Ladysmith 1900/ A gallant comrade and a devout soldier/ For the last seven years of his life/ he devoted himself to the Service/ of Christ among the troops who/ Worshipped in this Church/ He entered into rest/ on Christmas eve/ 1911
- 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
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined - Backboard
Measurements: height 630mm, width 420mm
Materials: Marble
- Plaque
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- The church
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