Huddersfield District South African War

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Serviceman / Servicewoman

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)

Maker

BENJAMIN CRESWICK (Artist)
Hart Son Peard & Co Ltd (Founder / Foundry)
MR ALLAN STEWART (Designer)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 20th May 1905
Attended by: FM Sir John French (Later Earl of Ypres) KP GCB OM GCVO KCMG

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

29273

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Current location

Close to Cafe. Small carpark. Charges apply.
GREENHEAD PARK
Huddersfield
Kirklees
West Yorkshire
HD1 4DT
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 13768 16903
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

TWO-STEPPED SQUARE BASE SURMOUNTED BY PEDESTAL AND SERVICEMAN. INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF ON PLAQUES ON THE FRONT FACE OF THE PEDESTAL FIGURE

Inscription

UPPER PLAQUE: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899 - 1902, THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1905/ (NAMES) LOWER PLAQUE: THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY LIEUT-GENERAL SIR J.D.P. FRENCH, K.C.B., ETC. 20TH MAY 1905

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bottomley, H.d.
Browning, G.
Calverley, F.g.
Coleman,, T.
Costello, J.
Dearnley, T.
Fitton, N.h.
Goodyear, J.
Hemingway, H.h.
Hey, W.
See details for all 28 names

Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 28
Served and returned: 0
Died: 28
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank, name,regiment
Order of information: rank, name, regiment

Components

Pedestal
Measurements: height 9FT
Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
Figure
Measurements: height 6FT
Materials: Bronze
Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

Huddersfield Boer War Memorial
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

HUDDERSFIELD DISTRICT SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
WMO ID: 95022
Condition: Good [last updated on 27-11-2017]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Public

Reference

For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 244 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London
Carter Postcard Collection

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