Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
Town
Bowerchalke
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69926

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Current location

Holy Trinity Church
Church Street
Bowerchalke
Wiltshire
SP5 5BB
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 01870 23010
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A white marble inscribed tablet, surrounded by ornate patterns in a grey stone frame
Inscription
SACRED / TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF / FREDERIC PITMAN, AND SAMUAL CHALKE, / OF THIS PARISH. / PRIVATES IN THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS, WHO DIED OF FEVER, AT BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA, / DURING THE BOER WAR OF 1900. / ERECTED BY THE PARISHONERS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Chalke, Samual
Pitman, Frederic
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: First name, Last Name, Ranks, Regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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