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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 26th March 1903
Attended by: General Lord Methuen GCB GCMG GCVO GCB CB CMG

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

27491

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Current location

Forest Recreation Ground
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 56371 41000
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Junction Of King St And Queen St
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
England

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Three-stepped square base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription is on the faces of the plinth. Information board is affixed next to the obelisk.

Inscription

Face one: VIVIT POST FUNERA VIRTUS/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF/ NOTTINGHAM/ WHO VOLUNTARILY AND PATRIOTICALLY/ GAVE THEIR SERVICES TO THE/ COUNTRY DURING THE/ SOUTH AFRICAN WAR/ 1899 - 1902,/ AND WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE/ NOBLY PERFORMING THEIR DUTY./ THE NAMES OF ALL ARE/ RECORDED HEREON WITH THE/ REGIMENTS TO WHICH THEY/ WERE ATTACHED./ FOR QUEEN, KING AND COUNTRY./ UNVEILED 26TH MARCH 1903 BY/ GEN LORD METHUEN, KCB. KCVO, GCB, CB, CMG. PRESENTED TO/ THE CITY OF NOTTINGHAM/ BY/ THOMAS ISAAC BIRKIN, JP, DL Other faces: (Names) Information board: THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED IN HONOUR OF THE MEN WHO FELL IN THE BOER (OR AFRICAN) WAR IN THE 1890s. THE FOUR SIDES LIST FOUR DIFFERENT GROUPS OF SOLDIERS IT WAS ORIGINALLY ERECTED AT THE BOTTOM OF KING STREET BUT WAS MOVED HERE IN 1927 WHEN IT WAS GETTING IN THE WAY OF THE NEW TROLLEY BUSES. THE OBELISK AND ITS SUPPORTS ARE MADE OF RED GRANITE.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Alvey, J
Bailey, E B
Basterfield, F
Bell, F
Bingham, W
Blackwell, A
Bond, R W
Boote, R
Bowness, J H
Breweill, W
See details for all 83 names

Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 83
Served and returned: 0
Died: 83
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Obelisk
Measurements: height 25FT
Materials: Granite - Red

Listing information

BOER WAR MEMORIAL NEAR SOUTH WEST CORNER OF FOREST RECREATION GROUND
Grade II
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

Nottinghamshire Boer War Memorial
WMO ID: 251382
Condition: Good [last updated on 26-06-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private
Details: Thomas Isaac Birkin JP DL

Reference

For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 167 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London
Council or Committee Minutes 1926-1927 Relocation of memorial

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