At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.

Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stratford On Avon
Town
Priors Hardwick
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38551

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

St. Mary's Church
Church End
Priors Hardwick
Stratford On Avon
Warwickshire
CV47 7SN
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 47176 56196
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
Wall mounted rectangular brass plaque with incised inscription in red & black lettering. Lancet-shaped border around inscription, red painted Latin cross at top centre and family Crest at top left and Crest of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment at top right.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ ARTHUR EDMUND THURSBY/ OF HARDWICKE HILL IN THIS PARISH,/ LIEUT. COLONEL OF THE 5TH BATTALION/ ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT,/ WHO DIED AT SUTHERLAND S. AFRICA,/ OF ENTERIC FEVER ON MARCH 7TH 1902/ IN HIS 42ND YEAR./ CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS PARISH 16 YEARS./ "I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT,/ I HABE FINISHED MY COURSE,/ I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH."/ THIS BRASS WAS PLACED HERE BY THE INHABITANTS/ OF PRIORS HARDWICK IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Thursby, Arthur Edmund
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, date of death, surname, regiment, place of death, forename, surname, manner of death, age at death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-38551

For queries, please contact [email protected].