Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Harborough
Town
Great Glen
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67979

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Current location

St. Cuthbert's Church
Church Road
Great Glen
Harborough
Leicestershire
LE8 9DW
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 65217 97770
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque with a single line border and a Fleury cross at each corner. The lettering is in black with red capitals.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ A DEAR FRIEND AND GALLENT COMMRADE/ CHARLES OAKES BATES BLEWITT/ CAPTAIN, RIFLE BRIGADE/ WHO FELL IN ACTION AT BLOOD RIVER POORT/ SOUTH AFRICA 17th SEPt 1901/ AGED 26 YEARS./ SON OF MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES BLEWITT/ LATE COMMANDING THIS REGt DISTRICT/ ERECTED BY HIS COMRADES IN GOUGH'S BAT./ WITH WHOM HE WAS SERVING.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Blewitt, Charles Oakes Bates
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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