Major P W Forbes Military Service

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Salisbury
Town: Salisbury
County: Wiltshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Non-Combat Deaths
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 24003

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Current location

On the north wall
St Martin's Church
St Martin's Church Street
Salisbury
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2JE
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 15004 29610
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Rectangular tablet , longer about the horizontal axis, appears to be alabaster , an incised floriate border within which is the dedication , incised and coloured .

Inscription

IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ MAJOR PATRICK WILLIAM FORBES/ OF THE HOLLIES SALISBURY BORN 31 AUG 1861/ DIED 27 MAY 1923 SERVED IN S. AFRICA WITH/ HIS REGT. 6TH INNISKILLING DRAGOONS 1881-89/ ENTERED MASHONALAND WITH THE PIONEERS/ IN 1890 LED B.A.S.CO. FORCES INTO MATABELELAND/ 1893 COMMANDED THEM AT THE BATTLE OF/ SHANGANI 1ST MAGISTRATE OF SALISBURY RHO-/DESIA ADMINISTRATOR OF N. ZAMBESIA ON/ STAFF SOUTHERN COMMAND 1914 -1916/ CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS PARISH 1920-1923/ "GOD IS OUR HOPE AND STRENGTH"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Forbes, Patrick W
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Commemorations

Non-Combat Deaths
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank , given name , surname , date of birth , date of death , unit , details of military service
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: depth 35MM, height 560MM, width 860MM
Materials: Alabaster

Listing information

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Condition

MAJ P W FORBES
WMO ID: 100126
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 21-04-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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