Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Brighton
Town
Brighton
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 21October 1901
    Attended by: Chairman of the Committee of Subscribers (Colonel Hugh J. Verrall)
  • Dedicated
    Date: 21 October 1901
    Attended by: Ven. Archdeacon of Chichester
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43418

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Current location

St Peter's Church
York Place
Brighton
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 4GU
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 31450 04860
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone tablet set into pillar. Crest of the Leicestershire Regiment above. Gold and black check border surrounds inscription. Lieutenant William Hannah was the son of the Vicar of Brighton
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM/ MAITLAND JULIUS HANNAH, LIEUT/ LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT KILLED IN/ ACTION WHILE GALLANTLY FIGHTING/ FOR HIS COUNTRY NEAR GLENCOE/ SOUTH AFRICA IN THE BOER WAR 1899./ HIS SORROWING FRIENDS IN BRIGHTON/ HAVE BUILT THIS PILLAR BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTON.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hannah, William Maitland Julius
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, additional, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height C 1040 MM, width C 1090 MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Brighton Gazette - Thursday 17 October 1901

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