Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Swale
Town
Lower Halstow
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28251

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Current location

St Margaret of Antioch Church
Church Path
Lower Halstow
Swale
Kent
ME9 7PN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 86018 67425
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
MARBLE TABLET
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ WILFRED SOUTH/ OF THE WEST KENT IMPERIAL YEOMANRY/ THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF/ H.W. AND E.J. SOUTH/ OF LOWER HALSTOW/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT TWEEFONTEIN/ SOUTH AFRICA. ON DECEMBER 25TH 1901/ IN THE 21ST YEAR OF HIS AGE/ HOW ARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN/ WHY ARE THE MANY SLAIN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
South, Wilfred
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 76CM, width 86CM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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