Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Lancashire
Town
Wrightington
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86937

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Current location

On the South wall of the chapel
Tunley United Reformed Church
Mossy Lea Road
Wrightington
West Lancashire
Lancashire
WN6 9RN
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 53834 12414
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
Wall mounted engraved brass plaque with a red border within which symbols of the man's unit are inscribed above the inscription, some of the initial letters of which are rubricated.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / SERGEANT JAMES SCOFIELD. / XII ROYAL LANCERS. / WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY / IN SOUTH AFRICA. / ON MAY 5TH.. 1900. / ERECTED BY THE XII ROYAL LANCERS / PAST AND PRESENT.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Schofield, James
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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: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Memorial erected by past and present members of the 12th. Royal Lancers

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