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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bath
Town
Bath
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25 September 1903
    Attended by: Right Honourable Lord Methuen, GCB. GCMG. GCVO. GCB. CB. CMG
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7230

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Current location

Guildhall
High Street
Bath
Bath
Avon
BA1 5EB
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 75116 64856
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular marble tablet enclosing a brass plate. Tablet has rectangular pediment supported by two columns with corbels at base. Pediment features the City Arms. Tablet is veined marble. Lettering on plaque is engraved in red and black.
Inscription
THIS TABLET COMMEMORATES/THE PATRIOTISM OF THE UNDERNAMED CITIZENS AND SONS/OF THE CITY OF BATH AND OTHERS FROM THE/COUNTY OF SOMERSET WHO IN A TIME OF GREAT NATIONAL STRESS/VOLUNTEERED FROM THIS CITY IN THE YEAR OF 1900 AND SERVED THEIR/QUEEN AGAINST THE ENEMIES OF THEIR COUNTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 160
    Served and returned: 160
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Regiment, rank, initials of forenames, surname
    Order of information: regiment THEN rank THEN surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 1370 mm, width 910 mm
    Materials: Marble - Sicilian
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Bath City Council

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