1st Volunteer Battalion The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment - Boer War

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Lancaster
Town: Lancaster
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 70477

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Current location

in KOLR Museum
on 1st floor
on wall of a corridor
Lancaster City Museum
Market Square
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1HY
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 47603 61739
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Bronze plaque set in dark wooden frame. Both have an orate surround: plaque's lettering is inscribed in red. There is raised lettering on the border of the plaque and on a shield at the head of the frame, the shield being topped by a lion (the regiment's emblem)

Inscription

1ST/VOLUNTEER BATTALION/THE KINGS OWN/ROYAL LANCASTER REGT/SOUTH AFRICA/1900-1901/ROLL OF OFFICERS AND MEN WhO SERVED IN THE WAR/1ST VB KINGS OWN REGIMENT/NO 1 ACTIVE SERVICE COMPANY/[121 names]/NO 2 ACTIVE SERVICE COMPANY/[98 names]/NO 3 ACTIVE SERVICE COMPANY/[21 names]

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 240
Served and returned: 240
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, Company served in
Order of information: Company, Rank, Surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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