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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Babergh
- Town
- Copdock
- County
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Maker
- Mr E E Saunders of Ipswich (Builder)
Hart Son Peard & Co Ltd (Manufacturer) - Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4412
Current location
Inside Church
St. Peter's Church
Church Lane
Copdock
Babergh
Suffolk
IP8 3BZ
England
OS Grid Ref: TM 12028 41533
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- BRASS PLAQUE WITH FLORAL BORDER WITH REGIMENTAL CREST ABOVE INSCRIPTION
- Inscription
- IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/ GEORGE ROBARTS HEWITT, AGED 28 YEARS/ OF THE CAPE MOUNTED RIFLEMEN/ SON OF W H HEWITT OF THIS PARISH/ KILLED IN ACTION AT LAMBUSCHANGE'S/ NEK, SOUTH AFRICA, ON MARCH 5th 1900
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, place died
Order of information: Surname
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 711mm, width 330mm
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- PCC
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