2nd Volunteer Battalion, The East Kent Regiment - Boer War

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)

Maker

Nathaniel Hitch (Mason)
William Douglas Caroe FSA (Designer)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 20 October 1903
Attended by: The Viscount Goschen (in the absence of Lord Roberts)
Dedicated
Date: 20 October 1903
Attended by: Archbishop of Canterbury
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

16223

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Current location

By the west door.
St Dunstan's Church
Carriers Road
Cranbrook
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN17 3HA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 77669 36162
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Stone wall monument with two cast iron plaques with dedicatory inscription and names set within it. Badge of the Buffs carved in relief in the bluestone at the top, text and "Weald of Kent" below "B" Company belonged to Hawkhurst, "C" Company to Staplehurst and "E" Company to Brenchley.

Inscription

Regimental badge: 2nd BATTALION EAST KENT REGIMENT Plaques: IN MEMORY/ OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/ AND MEN OF THE 2ND/ (THE WEALD OF KENT) VOLUNTEER BATT. / EAST KENT REGIMENT "THE BUFFS"/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR COUNTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA / 1900 - 1902/ (Names)/ WEALD OF KENT

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Buss, W.
Chantler, J.
Hicks, H.
Payne, John
Potter, Frank
Watson, M.
Wimble, W.
See details for all 7 names

Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment.
Order of information: Rank, surname.

Components

Frame
Measurements: height 1130MM, width 920MM
Materials: Granite - Cornish
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Cast Iron
Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Cast Iron

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

2ND VOLUNTEER BATTN THE BUFFS BOER WAR
WMO ID: 160576
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 20-01-2019]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 94 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London

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