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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Arun
- Town
- East Preston
- County
- West Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 56517
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Current location
St Mary the Virgin Church
Vicarage Lane
East Preston
Arun
West Sussex
BN16 3AL
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 06500 02530
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- White marble oval tablet mounted onto a rectangular black marble backboard. Incised inscription in black lettering.
- Inscription
- TO THE MEMORY OF/ BERNARD WILLIAM WARREN/ OF ASHENDEN, NATAL/ YOUNGEST SON OF REGINALD AUGUSTUS WARREN, OF THIS PARISH./ KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF COLENSO ON DECEMBER THE 15TH 1899/ WHILE SERVING AS A TROOPER IN THE NATAL CARABINEERS./ AGED 33 YEARS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Warren, Bernard William
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,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 609mm, width 914mm
Materials: Marble - White - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Black
- 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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