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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wrexham
Town
Wrexham
County
Clwyd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60519

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Current location

Wrexham Museum
Regent Street
Wrexham
Wrexham
Clwyd
LL11 1RB
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SJ 331 505
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Dining Hall
    Ruabon Boys Grammar School
    Church Street
    Ruabon
    Wrexham
    Clwyd
    LL14 6DS
    Wales

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 303 437
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Wooden-framed bronze plaque with decorative border. Badge top left hand corner.
Inscription
RUABON GRAMMAR SCHOOL/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE OLD BOYS/ in memory of their schoolfellows/ (Names)/ ALL OF THE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY/ who lost their lives in the South African War 1899-1902/ July 1903/ "Dulce et decoram est pro patria mori"
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 440mm, width 670mm
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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