Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Northampton
Town
Northampton
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Maker
Gaffin and Co (Mason)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38197

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Current location

On right hand wall of front porch,
The Guildhall
St. Giles Square
Northampton
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1 1DE
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 75580 60462
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Landscape orientated white marble tablet, mounted onto a wall mounted nowy-headed grey stone backboard. Incised inscription in black lettering. Badge of Northamptonshire in high relief at top centre of backboard.
Inscription
In Memory of Brave Men / Inhabitants of this County, and the neighbourhood of Peterborough, / Who gave their lives for their Sovereign and Country during the War in South Africa, 1899 - 1902, / Their names are recorded on this tablet. / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abel, F
Allen, E G
Andrew, E
Andrew, H
Andrews, J
Bailey, W
Barrer, A F
Barringham, W
Barron, C
Battisson, T
See details for all 195 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 195
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 195
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Regiment, rank, forename initials, surname, place of death
    Order of information: Regiment, rank, surname
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 1350 mm, width 1750 mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Northampton Borough Council
Reference
  • For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 161 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London

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