Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Salisbury
Town
Salisbury
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24002

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Current location

South aisle.
St Martin's Church
Church Street
Salisbury
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2JE
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 15024 29595
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted, landscape oriented engraved brass plaque. A single-line border, interrupted by a fleur-de-lys design at each corner, encloses the inscription. Border, designs and inscription infilled with black paint.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF / MORTIMER HARDING, / LATE OF MILFORD IN THIS PARISH, / SERGEANT OF VOLUNTEERS / WHO SERVED WITH THE 62ND WILTSHIRE REGIMENT / IN SOUTH AFRICA. / AND DIED OF FEVER AT BLOEMFONTEIN, / MAY 12TH 1900. / IN THE THIRTY FIFTH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Harding, Mortimer
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death,additional
    Order of information: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death,additional
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 280mm, width 510mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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