Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Halifax
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29420

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Current location

East End of North Aisle
Halifax Minster (St John's Church)
Church Street
Halifax
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX1 1QS
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 09751 25210
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO AN OAK BACKBOARD. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK AND RED PAINTED LETTERING. CROCKETTED AND PINNACLED CANOPY WITH ROSES IN SPANDRELS INCISED IN THE PLAQUE. REGIMENTAL BADGE ABOVE THE INSCRIPTION.
Inscription
SACRED TO THE/ MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF THE 3RD BATTALION/ DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S WEST RIDING REGT/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR/ 1900 - 1901 - 1902./ (11 NAMES)/ BE THOU FAUTHFUL UNTO DEATH AND/ I WILL GOVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE REV 11.10/ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED/ BY COL. A. K. WYLLIE CB, THE OFFICERS/ NON-COMMSSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF THE BATTALION
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bland, J
Broadbent, J
Clarke, C
Coates, W
Connolly, J
Hart, J
Kilgallon, P
Mcdermott, T
Oldham, E
Settle, E
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank, surname, initial
    Order of information: rank, surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 660MM, width 310MM
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 810MM, width 460MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
VICAR AND CHURCHWARDENS
Reference
  • Calderdale War Dead, Hornshaw and Fowler, published privately in 1995, their memorial 104

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