Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Basingstoke
Town
Whitchurch
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1st October 1902
    Attended by: Mr. William W. Portal, vice-chairman of the Hants County Council (the Right Hon. the Earl of Northbrook, G.C.S.I., Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire was to have unveiled it but was indisposed.)
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1st October 1902
    Attended by: The Rector, Rev. J. R. Husband
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21299

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Current location

Wall of the North aisle of the church.
All Hallows Church
Church Street
Whitchurch
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG28 7AS
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 45986 47749
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque pointed at top set on oak backboard. Surmounted by a crown encircled in laurel and with a laurel border.
Inscription
/ To the Glory of God / and in Memory of / (names) / WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY / IN S. AFRICA 1900 - 1902 / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS / OF WHITCHURCH AND THE NEIGHBOURING DISTRICT. /1902. /
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barnett, William
Childs, Charles
Cooper, Leonard
Goodall, Frank
Harding, James
Kimber, Ernest
Swatton, William
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: rank, forename, surnmame, regiment
    Order of information: regiment
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1160MM, width 600MM
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS
  • 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
Costs

Comments: At the unveiling, it was said the cost of the memorial had been raised but £2 12s incurred on printing etc. The collection would be to defray this with any surplus to SSFA.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hampshire Chronicle - Saturday 04 October 1902 THE FALLEN HEROES FROM WHITCHURCH AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. Unveiling of a Memorial. (List of the Fallen with details of date, location and manner of the deaths)

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