Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Salisbury
Town
Salisbury
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70005

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Current location

The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum
58
The Wardrobe
The Close
Salisbury
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2EX
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 14134 29671
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A brass plaque mounted onto an outside wall of the museum. The dedication is written in black incised lettering, with a regimental emblem in the top left corner and surrounded by an incised black border.
Inscription
Sacred to the memory of/ No 7042 Private John Drew./ 7235 " William Newport./ 8221 " Leonard Clay./ of the 1st Battn. Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)/ who were accidentally drowned near Pietermaritzburg. Natal./ South Africa, during a Night March on 27th March 1910./ This tablet is erected by General Lord Methuen G. C. B.,/ K.C.V.O., C.M.G. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief/ South Africa. Who accompanied the Battalion.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Clay, Leonard
Drew, John
Newport, William
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Service number, rank, forename, surname, unit, regiment, place of death, date of death.
    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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