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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Bedfordshire
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902), First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- J P White & Sons (Wood Carver)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 7681
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Current location
Bedford School Chapel
Burnaby Road
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK40 2TU
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 05335 50510
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Honour board with inscription in gold lettering. Carved and illuminated regimental crests.
- Inscription
- LIEUT. E J HARRIS 1885-1892 / 2ND BATT. ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS / KILLED IN ACTION AT MACHADORP / SOUTH AFRICA 8TH JAN 1901 / AGED 26 / ERNEST EDWARD HARRIS 1890-1894 / LIEUTENANT 6TH ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS / DIED OF WOUNDS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY / 21ST APRIL 1917 AGED 39 / HUBERT ALBERT HARRIS 1893-1897 / CAPTAIN ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS / KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE, 31ST JULY 1917 / AGED 37
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Harris, Ernest Edward
Harris, Hubert Albert
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death
Order of information: Undefined - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
Order of information: forename,additional,rank,regiment,manner of death,place of death,year died,age of death
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- SCHOOL
- Reference
- RH 25
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