Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wigan
Town
Standish
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Maker
WAILES AND STRANG (Manufacturer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45400

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Current location

On West Wall of the Church beside the Tower
St Wilfrids Church
Church Street
Standish
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN6
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 56309 10255
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • District Council Offices
    Standish
    Wigan
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Rectangular brass plaque on wooden backboard with incised inscription in black and red lettering. Border of oak leaves adn acorns.
Inscription
THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF/ STANDISH WITH LANGTREE, TO RECORD THE NAMES OF THOSE FROM THEIR DISTRICT,/ WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE LATE BOER WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA,/ WHICH COMMENCED ON OCTOBER 11TH 1899, AND TERMINATED ON MAY 31ST, 1902./ (Names) / OF THE ABOVE, LANCE SERGEANT THOMAS HALTON WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED IN ACTION AT BELMONT S.A./ 23RD NOVEMBER, 1899, AND PRIVATE KENNEDY BALL DIED OF BURNS AT HOWICK, S.A. 15TH AUGUST 1900.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ball, Kennedy
Barry, Patrick (daly)
Bentham, John
Brookes, Emanuel
Corner, John
Eckersley, Nathaniel Harington
Halton, Thomas
Marsden, Henry
Myers, Robert
Myers, William
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 9
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death
    Order of information: rank,regiment,forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 920MM, width 1220MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • BOOK: BRAMLEY, CANON C E ";GUIDE TO THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST WILFRID, STANDISH, LANCASHIRE"; (REVISED EDITION)

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