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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rutland
Town
Uppingham
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902), Colonial India
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65428

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Current location

On internal wall of school chapel,
Uppingham School
High Street West
Uppingham
Rutland
Leicestershire
LE15 9QE
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 86471 99679
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall mounted ornate brass plaque with decorated head forming a central pediment beneath which is a red cross. Black lettering with red initial letters and a black border. The plaque is divided horizontally into two parts by a frond of palm leaves engraved. The inscription for each brother is headed by his regimental badge.
Inscription
+ / In loving Memory of two Brothers / (left hand side) : John Ewan Tod / Lieut. 2nd Punjab Cavalry / Died at Dera Ismail Khan / 10th Oct. 1892 aged 26. // (right hand side) : Noel Moir Tod / Lieut The Cameronians / killed in action at Ladysmith / 6th Jany 1900 aged 24. // "He is not dead. He doth not sleep / He hath awakened from the dream of life."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Tod, John Ewan
Tod, Noel Moir
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Colonial India
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 620 mm, width 460 mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • War Memorials in Leicestershire WMP1213

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