Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Canterbury
Town
Canterbury
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24 May 1904
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL ROBERTS VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE
  • Rededicated
    Date: 24 May 1999
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24 May 1904
    Attended by: Bishop of Dover
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16387

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Current location

Dane John Park
Canterbury
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2RN
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 14853 57421
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Obelisk rising from a panelled base. Three faces have the names of officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the East Kent regiments who were killed in action or died of disease in the South African Campaign. Front supports a pedestal with a figure of a soldier in Boer War campaign dress, standing at ease with slouch hat and bandolier. According to Gildea (see ref) he "looks towards South Africa". Regimental badges on each appropriate face. Wreath on front face behind head of soldier.
Inscription
TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY AND IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF THE DEVOTED AND HEROIC SERVICE/ OF THE OFFICERS NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF/ THE BUFFS - EAST KENT REGIMENT/ AND OF THE/ IMPERIAL YEOMANRY OF EAST KENT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE COUNTRY'S CAUSE/ DURING THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899 - 1902/ THIS MEMORIAL HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THEIR COM/ -RADES IN ARMS BELONGING TO EAST KENT REGIMENTS/ AND BY THEIR SORROWING FRIENDS IN THE COUNTY (SIDES AND REVERSE)/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abram, C.
Abrams, S.
Accleton, A.
Adams, W.
Aldridge, H.
Allard, J. E.
Arnold, E. T.
Ashbee, F.
Austin, F. C.
Bain, E.
See details for all 220 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 234
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 234
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: regiment, battalion, manner of death, rank, initials of forenames, surname
    Order of information: regiment THEN Battalion THEN manner of death THEN rank THEN surname
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone, Grey Polyphant Stone
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • DANE JOHN GARDENS
  • Grade II
  • 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
History
1999- 2001: MEMORIAL RESTORED AT A COST OF £80,000. BAYONET ADDED TO SOLDIER'S RIFLE SEE NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS -- CULPRIT OWNED UP TO THE THEFT IN A FOLLOW UP ARTICLE 1950: Bayonet stolen
Costs

Site: Given by the Mayor and Corporation of Canterbury, July 1903.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
CANTERBURY CITY COUNCIL
Reference
  • Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - Saturday 04 June 1904 -SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL AT CANTERBURY.-UNVEILING BY EARL ROBERTS.-IMPOSING CEREMONY.-PROCEEDINGS MARRED BY RAIN.-(Engraving of memorial and photograph of the figure) (Full list of names- incorrectly giving 220 names, the correct total is as given in the body of the report, evidenced by the attached images)
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • Buildings of England series by Various North East and East Kent (1983) p.247
  • Canterbury Times 19 April 2001
  • Our Blog ukniwm.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/malaria-and-conflict/
  • Kent Messenger 8 / 13 April 2001
  • War Memorials Trust WM2524 www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=337
  • For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 85 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London

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