Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Peterborough
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8448

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Current location

It hangs on the south wall of the nave.
Longthorpe St Botolph's Church
Thorpe Road
Peterborough
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE3 6 LU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 16309 98382
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque with engraved and enamelled border of Tudor style roses and leaves, and the crest of the Bedfordshire Regiment top-centre.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ CHARLES POWLETT STRONG D.S.O./ LIEUTENANT IN THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT/ YOUNGER SON OF LIEUT. COLONEL STRONG OF THORPE HALL/ HE FELL IN ACTION ON THE 6TH JUNE 1901/ AT GRASPAN O:R:C: SOUTH AFRICA AGED 26 YEARS/ WHILE COMMANDING A COMPANY OF MOUNTED INFANTRY/ AND WAS BURIED AT REITZ/ Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Strong, Charles Powlett
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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: Forenames, surname, decoration, relationship, date of death, place of death, place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 2mm, height 4840 mm, width 8240 mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Paid for by his family.
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • Peterborough Advertiser 6/8/1902: report re the dedication of the stained glass window in the chancel mentioned that the plaque had also been erected in the nave.
  • Edinburgh Gazette 1/10/1901: published the posthumous award of his Distinguished Service Order.
  • London Gazette 20/8/1901 announced Mention in Despatches: "Lieutenant C.P. Strong (since killed in action). Near Vrede, Orange River Colony, on 9th May, when in command of rear guard, by his determined resistance to a superior force, enabled baggage to get across a bad drift without a shot being fired at it. Has done consistent good work on many occasions".

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