Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Lincolnshire
Town
Broughton
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
52029

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Current location

ST MARYS CHURCH
High St
Broughton
North Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
DN20 0HY
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 96025 08622
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone tablet on marble backplate
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ ALFRED FAULDING TOMLINSON/ SON OF/ ALFRED FAULDING TOMLINSON AND ANNE, HIS WIFE OF/ CASTLETHORPE, BROUGHTON, LINCOLNSHIRE/ SERGEANT IN THE 3RD BATT. SHERWOOD RANGERS IMPERIAL YEOMANRY./ AS A VOLUNTEER HE GALLANTLY SACRIFICED HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY,/ BEING KILLED IN ACTION AT LINDLEY, SOUTH AFRICA/ ON THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE 1900 IN HIS 26TH YEAR./ ERECTED BY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOUR'S (SIC)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Tomlinson, Alfred Faulding
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height C 590MM, width C 590MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other

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