Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tring
Town
Marsworth
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71687

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Current location

All Saints' Church
Church Lane
Marsworth
Tring
Buckinghamshire
HP23 4LX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 91992 14607
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White, nowy-headed marble tablet with cornices top and bottom and scroll along the bottom, mounted on a dark grey backboard. The incised inscription is blacked.
Inscription
.../ ALSO HUGH MAURICE, / 2ND LIEUT. 1ST ROYAL SURREY REGIMENT, / ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE T. ARCHIBALD AND ANNIE WOOD; / WHO DIED AT SPRINGFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA, / ON THE 3RD MAY 1902 IN HIS 23RD YEAR. / "HE BROUGHT DOWN MY STRENGTH IN MY JOURNEY, / AND SHORTENED MY DAYS.” / ....
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wood, Hugh Maurice
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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: Forenames, rank, unit, relationship, manner, place, and date of death, age
    Order of information: As above
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council

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