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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Fylde
- Town
- Singleton
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 54930
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Current location
South wall of nave
St Annes Church
Church Rd
Singleton
Fylde
Lancashire
FY6 8LN
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 38504 38375
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rectangular wall mounted brass plaque. Decorative border with quatrefoils in the corners. A simple cross heads the plaque. Some of the initial letters are distinguished from the others in a different colour.
- Inscription
- In loving Memory of/ CHARLES CHRISTOPHER WOOD/ GRANDSON OF THE VICAR OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY/ IN THE HEROIC DEFENCE OF MAFEKING/ DECEMBER 26 1899 AGED 27 YEARS/ THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING MOTHER
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Wood, C
See details - Commemorations
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- 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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