Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Dacorum
Town
Tring
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: c 23 February 1903
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14621

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Current location

On the North wall of the church
St Peter and St Paul's Church
Church Yard
off High Street
Tring
Dacorum
Hertfordshire
HP23 5AE
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 92445 11498
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Ornate brass plaque on wall mounted wooden backboard. The central feature is a trefoil arched panel carrying the engraved inscription. This is surrounded by a black foliate border, with red tetra-foils with roses at their centres in the top corners. The dedication is blacked, with rubricated initial letters, and the names are all rubricated.
Inscription
To the Glory of God / AND / TO THE HONOURED MEMORY / OF / THE FOLLOWING WHO VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY AND LOST THEIR LIVES / IN HER CAUSE DURING THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA / 1899 - 1902 / (4 NAMES) / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW TOWNSMEN DECEMBER 17TH.. 1902.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Fincher, Joseph
Lines, Richard
Mead, Duncan Stewart
Pratt, George
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 512mm, width 815mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
  • Grade I
  • 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
Costs

Site: c £5 5s

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Fellow Townsmen.
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council

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.

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