
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
- 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
See details - 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
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Flag
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Fabric - Plaque
Measurements: height 10 inches, width 5 inches
Materials: Brass
- Flag
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
Details: His Parents
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