Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Dorset
Town
Blandford Forum
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26417

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Current location

ST PETER AND ST PAULS CHURCH
Blandford Forum
North Dorset
Dorset
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 880 060
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ON MARBLE. NOWY-HEADED.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN THE MEMORY OF/ SERGEANT REGINALD BUTLER/ WHO DIED OF ENTERIC FEVER/ AT PRETORIA, AUGUST 6TH 1900/ AGED 26 YEARS/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS OLD COMRADES, THE OFFICERS, NCO'S/ AND MEN OF THE/ BLANDFORD TROOP D.Q.O.Y./ AS A TOKEN OF THEIR REGARD AND ADMIRATION OF HIS GALLANT CONDUCT./ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 950MM, width 600MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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