Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sefton
Town
Southport
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21346

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Current location

On the wall at the back of the North aisle
Holy Trinity Church
Hoghton Street
Southport
Sefton
Merseyside
PR9 9AZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 34222 17532
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A polished brass plaque in a dark oak frame. There is a flower and leaf patterned border around the inscription, which is incised. The flowers and the initial letters in the upper part of the dedication are rubricated, with the rest painted black.
Inscription
To the Glory of God and in memory of/ the flooding Non.Com. Officers and Men of the/ 32nd Coy. Imperial Yeomanry. Lancs. Hussars/ who fell in the South African War. 1899-1902./ Also of Arthur Marsden of the Holy Trinity Division Saint John/ Ambulance Brigade. Who died at Bloemfontein 18th April 1900/ This tablet is erected/ "For Queen and Country"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Clarke, W
Collinge, R
Fairclough, J
Frost, W A
Gregory, A J
Herrity, A
Hitchcox, E J
Howard, R
Johnson, W
Little, W J
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname
    Order of information: Rank, initials, surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council

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