Boer War Drinking Fountain

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 1902
Attended by: UNKNOWN

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

50628

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Current location

Queen's Roundabout
Farnborough Road
Aldershot
Rushmoor
Hampshire
GU14 6FU
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 86820 53497
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

DRINKING FOUNTAIN SET INTO A LOW SEMI CIRCULAR WALL WITH STEPS BEHIND IT. INSCRIPTION IS INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT FACE OF THE FOUNTAIN. BASIN, NOW FILLED WITH PLANTS IS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE FOUNTAIN. A DOVE WITH AN OLIVE BRANCH IN ITS BEAK IS DEPICTED ON THE MEMORIAL

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF ONE WHO DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY MCM

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: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Fountain
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Local Publication/Booklet 1951 The Story of Aldershot: a history and guide to town and camp. Howard Cole

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