Memorial details

Memorial type
Flag or banner
District
Alnwick
Town
Alnwick
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33449

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Current location

In alcove on ground floor
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Museum
Abbots Tower
Alnwick Castle
Alnwick
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1LU
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 18630 13637
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
FLAG OF NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS WITH ASSOCIATED WALL-MOUNTED PLAQUE. INCISED LETTERING IN PLAIN CAPITALS.
Inscription
CHARLES ROGER BARCLAY/ 2ND LIEUTENANT/ 2ND BATTALION 5TH FUSILIERS/ "NORTHUMBERLAND"/ WHO WHILE SERVING WITH /THE MOUNTED INFANTRY/ OF HIS REGIMENT/ WAS KILLED IN THE FIGHT/ OF PEDDERSBURG/ APRIL 3RD 1900/ AGED 22/ THIS FLAG IS PLACED HERE/ BY/ HIS FATHER AND MOTHER/ TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ THEIR ONLY SON.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barclay, Charles Roger
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenamea, age, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Flag
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Fabric
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 10 inches, width 5 inches
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: His Parents

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