St Disens Church South African War

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: North Devon
Town: Bradninch
County: Devon
Country: England
Commemoration: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Maker: MESSRS HARRY HEMS & SONS (Sculptor)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 25489

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Current location

ST DISENS CHURCH
Bradninch
North Devon
Devon
EX5 4NS
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 99973 04131
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

WHITE MARBLE INSCRIPTION TABLET MOUNTED ONTO AN ALABASTER BACKBOARD COLOURED RAISED SHIELD WITH THE ARMS OF BRADNINCH IS IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE BACKBOARD. BANNER IS NEXT TO IT

Inscription

FIDELIS REGI PATRICE/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF/ FOUR BRADNINCH MEN/ (NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN/ THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR/ 1899 - 1902./ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED IN/ GRATEFUL RECOGNITION BY/ THE PEOPLE OF BRADNINCH/ "FEAR GOD, HONOUR THE KING"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Griffin, A.
Lane, R.
Palmer, W. J.
White, W. H.
See details for all 4 names

Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname, rank and unit
Order of information: By rank

Components

Backboard
Measurements: height 2FT, width 3FT
Materials: Alabaster
Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 42 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London

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