Private M Whelan

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 1903
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

36895

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Current location

Inside the main entrance
Public Library
A474 Neath Road
Briton Ferry
Neath
West Glamorgan
GL12 7PL
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 74277 94240
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Brass Plaque with the UNION FLAG AND an UNKNOWN FLAG INCISED ABOVE THE INSCRIPTION

Inscription

ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF/ PRIVATE MORTIMER WHELAN/ 3RD BATTALION GRENADIER GUARDS/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT/ BELMONT, SOUTH AFRICA,/ NOV. 23RD 1899/ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE/ INHABITANTS OF BRITON FERRY/ AS A MARK OF APPRECIATION/ OF HIS SERVICES RENDERED TO THE/ COUNTRY./ 1903

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Whelan, Mortimer
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Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 3FT, width 2FT
Materials: Brass

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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