Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Lancaster
Town
Lancaster
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Maker
Army & Navy Auxiliary Cooperative Society Ltd (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 July 1904
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL ROBERTS VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
64284

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Current location

In the Regimental Chapel.
St Mary's Church-The Priory Church
Castle Hill
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1YZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 47345 61958
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Nowy-headed brass plaque on backboard with regimental emblems at the head.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/ AND MEN OF THE KING'S OWN ROYAL LANCASHIRE REGIMENT/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR SOVEREIGN & THEIR COUNTRY IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN, 1899-1902./ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 244
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 244
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations
    Order of information: rank,surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James pp.102 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London
  • The Times 4 July 1904 p.11 FM Lord Roberts would be present at the dedication of the Chapel on 29 July. States the plaque has 232 names of officers and men.

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