St Mary's Ruabon - Sergeant Major P R Murless

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Wrexham
Town: Ruabon
County: Clwyd
Country: Wales
Commemoration: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 36540

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Church Street
Ruabon
Wrexham
Clwyd
LL14 6DS
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SJ 30274 43798
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description

Ornate white marble monument mounted high on the North wall on a black marble backboard. The blacked incised inscription panel is within a heavy frame with square columns with floral capitals at the sides, supporting a nowy arch with a raised centre within which are carved a yeomanry slouch hat over a sword and laurel branch.

Inscription

TO THE MEMORY OF/ PHILIP RODBER MURLESS, SERGT. MAJOR/ OF THE 89TH COY. OF IMPERIAL YEOMANRY,/ A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF THIS PARISH,/ AN EX-CHURCHWARDEN; WHO DIED OF "ENTERIC/ FEVER" IN KLERKSDORP HOSPITAL, TRANSVAAL,/ SOUTH AFRICA, ON MAY 4TH 1902./ THIS TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED BY PARISHIONERS, & FRIENDS,/ AS A MARK OF THE ESTEEM IN WHICH HE WAS HELD/ BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM./ BY HIS UNTIMELY DEATH AT THE AGE OF 36 YEARS,/ THE PARISH HAS SUFFERED A LOSS BUT THE SACRIFICE/ HE MADE IN VOLUNTEERING TO FIGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY/ WILL EVER ACT AS AN INCENTIVE TO DUTY/ BY THOSE WHO FOLLOW AFTER.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, unit, additional, manner, place, country and date of death, additional, age, additional
Order of information: As above

Components

Memorial
Measurements: height C 920MM, width C 1020MM
Materials: Marble - White

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

The Parochial Church Council

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