Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of London
Town
City of London
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 27 June 1910
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11825

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Current location

St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Churchyard
City of London
City Of London
Greater London
EC4M 8AD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32035 81148
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
In the Crypt, centre cross aisle, an 18C baroque style of black and white marble.
Inscription
Top: 105/ HONI.SOIT.QUI.MAL.Y.PENSE/ SPECTEMUR AGENDO/ THE ROYAL DRAGOONS Upper tablet: IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/ AND MEN OF THE ROYAL DRAGOONS/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING/ THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899 1902/ (names)/ SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902 Lower tablet - column 1: TANGIER 1662-1680/ DETTINGEN/ WARBURG/ BEAUMONT/ WILLENS - column 2: PENINSULAR/ WATERLOO/ BALAKLAVA/ SEVASTOPOL/ RELIEF OF LADYSMITH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, W.
Andrews, W.
Barnard, W.
Bax, J.
Bennis, G.
Blair, J.
Browning, W.
Caley, J.
Campbell
Carley, P.
See details for all 65 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 66
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 66
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank
    Order of information: rank,surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • St Paul's Cathedral Inventory Inv no.2360
  • For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James p.130 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London
  • ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL by BURMAN, PETER P. 142 Source: Image Library NIWM

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