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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Bedfordshire
Town
Bedford
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Colonial India, Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7673

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Current location

Bedford School Chapel
Burnaby Road
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK40 2TU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 05336 50507
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Honour board with inscription in gold lettering. Carved and illuminated regimental crests.
Inscription
CHARLES ARTHUR PERCY TARBUTT 1887-1891 / LIEUT. SA LIGHT HORSE / BURIED PRETORIA FEB 13TH 1900 / AGED 27 / JAMES WHITE-MELVILLE DICKSON 1910-1917 / LIEUTENANT ROYAL ENGINEERS / KILLED ON DUTY RAYMACK ROAD, NWF / 12TH DEC 1922 AGED 23
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Dickson, James White-melville
Tarbutt, Charles Arthur Percy
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Colonial India
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment,place of death,forenames,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,surname, year died,regiment,place of death,forenames,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
SCHOOL
Reference
  • RH 17

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