Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Leicester
- Town
- Leicester
- County
- Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 50806
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Current location
Inner south aisle,
Leicester Cathedral
Peacock Lane
Leicester
Leicester
Leicestershire
LEI 5DE
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 58479 04445
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Incised shield-like stone tablet attached to a wall mounted portrait orientated backboard. Inscription infilled with black paint. Above the tablet is a circular badge motif tablet of St. John Ambulance Brigade. Motto in gold on black backboard at foot.
- Inscription
- Badge: THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE Shield: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ PRIVATE FRANCIS H COOPER/ OF THE WHEATSHEAF DIVISION/ LEICESTER CORPS/ WHO DIED OF DISEASE CONTRACTED/ WHILST ENGAGED IN ATTENDANCE/ ON THE SICK AND WOUNDED DURING/ THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN/ 1899 - 1902/ JULY 3RD 1900 AGED 22 YEARS/ ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE/ CORPS Motto: PRO ULTILIATE HOMINUM
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Cooper, Francis H.
See details - Commemorations
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,age of death
Order of information: rank,regiment,forename,age of death,year died,manner of death
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- 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
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