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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newcastle Under Lyme
Town
Newcastle Under Lyme
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25th November 1910
    Attended by: LORD HIGH STEWARD OF NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME
  • Dedicated
    Date: 25th November 1910
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38337

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Current location

ST GILES CHURCH
Church St
Newcastle Under Lyme
Newcastle Under Lyme
Staffordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 846 461
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE WITH IMAGE OF TWO COLUMNS SUPPORTING AN ORNATE PEDIMENT DEPICTED ON IT. INSCRIPTION INCISED WITH THIS FOLIATE DESIGN INCISED AT THE TOP OF THE PLAQUE WITH NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME CREST IN THE TOP CENTRE
Inscription
BOROUGH OF/ NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF/ NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME IN APPRECIATION OF THE PATRIOTISM SHEWN(SIC)/ BY THOSE OF THIS THEIR FELLOW TOWNSMEN WHO AS VOLUNTEERS SERVED/ THEIR QUEEN AND COUNTRY AND AS A MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899 - 1902/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 41
    Served and returned: 28
    Died: 13
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,regiment
    Order of information: regiment
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 4FT, width 2FT 9IN
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST GILES
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
DATE UNKNOWN: PLAQUE WAS TAKEN DOWN WHEN WALL IT WAS MOUNTED ON NEEDE TO BE RECONSTRUCTED DUE TO BUILDING OF A CHURCH HALL. 2000: PLAQUE FOUND IN A DIRTY STATE IN THE STORE ROOM. VICAR AGREED TO ENSURE IT WAS CLEANED AND RE-HUNG
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate

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