Norfolk Regiment - 2nd Battalion - Boer War

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 17 November 1904
Attended by: General Wynne

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

20000

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Current location

North Transept
Norwich Cathedral
The Close
Norwich
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 4DH
England

OS Grid Ref: TG 23472 08913
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

LARGE WALL-MOUNTED PLAQUE. BLACK AND RED LETTERING. FOLIATED DESIGN AROUND BORDER.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF THE 2ND BATTN/ NORFOLK REGIMENT/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1900-01-02/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 93
Served and returned: 0
Died: 93
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank,regiment
Order of information: rank THEN surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 1690MM, width 680MM
Materials: Brass

Listing information

THE CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY
Grade I
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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Eastern Daily Press - Thursday 17 November 1904 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001724/19041117/310/0008 …. "The tablets are nearly six feet long, and are probably the largest of the kind ever made."

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