Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Bedfordshire
Town
Bedford
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Non-Combat Deaths, Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7694

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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

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Description
Honour board with inscription in gold lettering. Carved and illuminated regimental crests.
Inscription
JAMES DUBERLEY 1896 - 1900 / CAPTAIN ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT / BORN MARCH 18 1882. DIED AT MERIDI SUDAN FEB 9 1912 / DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI / ALSO OF / VERNON CONRAD DUBERLEY 1898-1902 / CAPTAIN 17TH CAVALRY I A / KILLED IN ACTION IN EAST AFRICA / FEB. 6TH 1916 AGED 30 / QUI PROCUL HINC DIEM PERIIT SED MILES SED PRO PATRIA / ARTE / HENRY WYNDHAM FRANCIS BLACKBURN FARRER 1903-1912 / MC & TWO BARS. BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE, MAJOR RFA / KILLED IN ACTION MAZINGHEIM 30TH OCT 1918 / AGED 24
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Duberley, James
Duberley, Vernon Conrad
Farrer, Henry Wyndham Francis Blackburn
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • 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
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, Surname, Ranke, Regiment, Date of Birth and Death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
    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,age of death
    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
  • LH 1

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