Memorial details

Memorial type
Wall
District
Kensington And Chelsea
Town
Chelsea
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23rd June 1906
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL ROBERTS VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12102

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Current location

South-east corner of Gardens
opposite Chelsea Bridge
Ranelagh Gardens
Chelsea Embankment
Chelsea
Kensington And Chelsea
Greater London
SW1W 8RH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 28523 77951
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Structure of red brick with Bath stone dressings. The screen wall is raised on a three-step stone base, fronted and sided by the black, metal railings that enclose Ranelagh Gardens on the south-east corner. At the centre top of the wall is an emblematic, bronze sculpture, composed of the Colours and Device of the Regiment, with two carbines crossed, and the whole surmounted by a helmet. In the middle centre of the wall is a bronze, bas-relief plaque, which depicts a mounted trooper, holding three horses, whilst his three comrades skirmish a kopje (hill) in the near distance. Directly above and below the bas-relief plaque are panels bearing the inscription. To the left and right of the bas-relief plaque are panels with the inscribed names.
Inscription
[Top panel, above bas-relief plaque]: SOUTH AFRICAN WAR./ THE CARABINIERS/ 1899. - 1902. [Bottom panel, below bas-relief plaque]: IN MEMORY OF/ THE OFFICERS, N. C. OFFICERS AND MEN OF/ THE VI. DRAGOON GUARDS, [THE CARABINIERS]/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. 1899 - 1902./ ERECTED BY PAST AND PRESENT CARABINIERES./ A.D. 1905. [Left-hand panel, to the left of bas-relief plaque]: DIED OF WOUNDS OR DISEASE./ (NAMES) [Right-hand panel, to the right of bas-relief plaque]: RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY/ PAARDEBURG. DRIEFONTEIN. JOHANNESBURG./ DIAMOND HILL. BELFAST &C/ OFFICERS, N. C. OFFICERS AND MEN/ KILLED IN ACTION/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arnold, R.
Arscot, D. A.
Atkinson, H.
Austin, R.
Barber, R. I.
Batten
Bell, A.
Belshaw, W.
Blackman, A.
Blackman, J.
See details for all 77 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 77
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 77
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Manner of death, rank, forename initial(s), surname, decorations
    Order of information: Panels separated by manner of death, names ordered by rank first, then surname
Components
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: The construction of the memorial was funded by public subscription.
Responsibility
1999: English Heritage
Reference

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