Memorial details

Memorial type
Animal figure
District
Blackburn
Town
Darwen
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902), Civilian (19th; 20th and 21st Centuries)
Maker
MR R W SMITH-SAVILLE CE (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18 April 1903
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42312

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Current location

Bolton Road
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 1BU
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 69233 22126
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone plinth surmounted by a large bronze lion statant with a foot resting upon a globe. Dedicatory inscription set into recessed panel on one side. Stone piers and wrought iron railings all around. On the front of the moulded corniches is a raised cartouche bearing the Borough Arms. At one end is a laurel wreath and on the other, palm branches. Each surmounted by a Monarchial Crown and the Red Rose of Lancashire.
Inscription
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899 - 1902/ ERECTED BY / THE MAYOR OF DARWEN (ALDERMAN JOHN TOMLINSON JP CC) / IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THE DARWEN MEN WHO FELL/ (Names)/ "THEIRS NOT TO REASON WHY, / THEIRS BUT TO DO AND DIE." / AND IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SERVICES / VOLUNTARILY RENDERED BY THE FOLLOWING TOWNSMEN / (Names) / "HONOUR THE BRAVE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, P
Ainsworth, G F
Almond, D
Aspden, W
Babbington, A
Bentley, G
Birnie, G
Bland
Brown, D
Candy, J
See details for all 63 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 54
    Served and returned: 40
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: the fallen by rank THEN surname FOLLOWED by the served by rank THEN surname
  • Civilian (19th; 20th and 21st Centuries)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 3
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • BOER WAR MEMORIAL
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 113 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London

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