Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Town
Newcastle Upon Tyne
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902), Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899), Colonial India
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48423

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Current location

In the North Aisle
St. Nicholas' Cathedral
St Nicholas' Churchyard
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE1 1PF
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 24971 64013
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque mounted onto a black stone backboard with moulded border. Incised inscription in enamelled white lettering.
Inscription
Erected by the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Men/ of The King's Own Scottish Borderers./ In Memory of their comrade/ COLOUR SERGEANT GEORGE TICKLE ARMSTRONG/ who was born 9th July 1870, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne,/ and fell in action at Karree Siding, South Africa 29th March 1900,/ while carrying a wounded comrade out of the firing line./ He served in Egypt in 1888, in the Relief of Chitral 1895/ and at the storming of the Malakand Pass;/ also in the Tirah Campaign, where for his heroic and brave actions/ he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal./ He died deeply regretted by all his comrades./ "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, George Tickle
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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: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, place of birth, manner of death, date of birth, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, place of birth, manner of death, date of birth, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Colonial India
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, place of birth, manner of death, date of birth, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Reference

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