Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wolverhampton
Town
Wolverhampton
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70294

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Current location

All Saints Church
All Saints Road
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV2 2AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 92280 97783
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A diamond shaped white marble tablet with the dedication written in black incised lettering. This memorial is one of six similar tablets mounted onto the wall in a pyramid shape, it is the bottom right hand tablet.
Inscription
Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ PRIVATE ERNEST PARKES/ 2ND COLDSTREAM GUARDS,/ WHO DIED AT DEAAR, CAPE COLONY,/ IN THE SERVICE OF HIS KING AND COUNTRY,/ MARCH 9TH 1901,/ AGED 23 YEARS./ ENDURE HARDNESS AS A/ GOOD SOLDIER OF/ JESUS CHRIST./ 2 TIMOTHY ii, 3./ R.I.P.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Parkes, Ernest
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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: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, place of death, date of death, age at death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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