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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Bedfordshire
- Town
- Elstow
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Maker
- MESSRS PLATT & SONS (Manufacturer)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1917
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Current location
St Mary and St Helena Abbey Church
Church End
Elstow
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK42 9XT
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 04904 47394
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- Elstow School
Ampthill Road
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
TL 04656 48299
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Elstow School
- Description
- Brass plaque.
- Inscription
- TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES CARPENTER HEARN / S.A.C. / SENIOR PREFECT / DIED AT PRETORIA FEB 13TH 1902 / IN ACTIVE SERVICE FOR HIS COUNTRY / IN THE BOER WAR / AGED 20 YEARS / 'WELL DONE THY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT'
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: Forename, surname, regiment, rank, place of death, date of death.
Order of information: Undefined
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: height 1550MM, width 820MM
Materials: Brass
- Plaques
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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