Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Harrow
Town
Harrow
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Matabele Wars (1893-1897), Burma (19th Century)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11253

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

Harrow School Chapel
High Street
Harrow
Harrow
Greater London
HA1 3HR
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 15364 87353
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
Marble tablet with black lettering and inlaid border
Inscription
/IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ HAROLD ALEXANDER BROWN,/ WHO FELL FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY/ BY THE SHANGANI RIVER/ IN MATABELELAND./ BORN DECEMBER 9. 1865,/ DIED DECEMBER 4.1893./ IN MEMORY OF/ FRANCIS ALEXANDER KINGLAKE FOSTER/ SECOND LIEUTENANT/ KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS/ KILLED IN ACTION 12TH JANAUARY 1890/ ON THE CHIN-LUSHAI EXPEDITION BURMAH/ AGED 22 YEARS./
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Harold Alexander
Foster, Francis Alexander Kinglake
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Matabele Wars (1893-1897)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of birth, date of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Burma (19th Century)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death, place of death, age at death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • HARROW SCHOOL CHAPEL
  • 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
Harrow School

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-11253

For queries, please contact [email protected].