Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Swale
Town
Bredgar
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 20th June 2004
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
49538

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
The Street
Bredgar
Swale
Kent
ME9 8EU
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 88001 60306
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone obelisk
Inscription
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF ASHLEY THOMAS SON OF GEORGE AND ROSEANNE GOATHAM WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION 22ND JANUARY 1879 AGED 24 IN THE BATTLE OF ISANDULA. (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN) THEY STOOD THEIR GROUND COOL AND BOLD/ IN THAT DISASTROUS DAY/ AND FOUGHT LIKE WARRIORS WE ARE TOLD/ TILL ALL WERE CUT AWAY/ IN MEMORY WE SHALL SACRED KEEP/ THE MEN THAT FELL THAT DAY/ THOUGH FAR IN ZULULAND THEY SLEEP/ THEIR SOULS HAVE SOARED AWAY/ UPON THE GOLDEN CROWD GAZING WITH EAGER BREATH/ HE FOUGHT AS ONE WHO FAIN WOULD DIE/ AND DYING CONQUERED DEATH.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Goatham, Ashley
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Commemorations
  • Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: surname,rank,forename,place of death,age of death,year died,manner of death,relationships
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2004: THE MEMORIAL WAS RESTORED DUE TO PUBLIC SUPPORT AND DONATIONS. 2003: INSURANCE COMPANY HAS ADVISED THAT AS MEMORIAL IS LOOSE AND DANGEROUS IT SHOULD BE LAIN DOWN
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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