Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Preston
Town
Preston
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902), Colonial India
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76510

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
Garstang Road
Preston
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 5JB
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 52887 34367
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone Tablet
Inscription
IN/MEMORY OF/CAPT LOUIS AYLMER NORTH/2ND SON OF NORTH NORTH ESQ/SOMETIME OF THURLAND CASTLE/AND LORD OF THIS MANOR/HE DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN/SOUTH AFRICA DEC 3RD 1901/OF ENTERIC FEVER, AGGRAVATED BY/OLD WOUNDS RECEIVED IN THE/TIRAH CAMPAIGN WHEN SERVING IN THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS/AT THE STORMIMG OF THE/URHLAN PASS IN 1896/DULCE ET DECORUM/EST PRO PATRIA MORI
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
North, Louis Aylmer
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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: surname, forenames, relationships, rank, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Colonial India
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, rank, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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