Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Erewash
Town
Ilkeston
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 3 June 1903
    Attended by: FM Sir John French (Later Earl of Ypres) KP GCB OM GCVO KCMG
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14241

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Current location

To the right of the unused door on the eastern facade.
Ilkeston Town Hall
Market Place
Ilkeston
Erewash
Derbyshire
DE7 5RP
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 46468 41721
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
An oblong wall mounted bronze plaque with a moulded edge and egg and dart border around an oval wreath of oak and laurel sprays in relief. The arms of the former borough of Ilkeston project from the head and the inscription is in raised upright capital Roman lettering within the wreath.
Inscription
LABOR OMNIA VINCIT/ SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS/ OF THIS BOROUGH AS A TRIBUTE TO THE VALOUR/ OF OVER ONE HUNDRED ILKESTON SOLDIERS AND/ VOLUNTEERS WHO FOUGHT IN THE ABOVE WAR AND AS/ A MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY AND THE EMPIRE/ (Names)/ HONOUR THE BRAVE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: year died
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth c50mm, height 900mm, width 1200mm
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
6 November 1986: Town Hall listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1280610. The memorial lies within the Ilkeston Town Centre Conservation Area.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Roll of Honour www.roll-of-hour.com/Derbyshire/IlkestonBoer.html
  • Photo entitled 'General French unveiling tablet erected in memory of fallen soldiers, June 23rd, 1903.' (Note error on date)
  • The Times 4 June 1903 p.4 Report of unveiling by Lt Gen Sir John French and of a speech he made at a public luncheon in the Town Hall before the unveiling.
  • Local Publication/Booklet 1992 Edwardian Ilkeston, by Ilkeston & District Local History Society, 1992, ISBN 0902165127, contains photograph of unveiling ceremony.

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