Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Shepway
Town
Folkestone
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88232

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Current location

On wall of bell tower in Garden of Remembrance
Folkestone Boer
Sandgate Road
Folkestone
Shepway
Kent
CT20 2BN
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 22395 35727
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A complicated shaped panel with a bevelled edge and three picture inserts. The lettering is raised.
Inscription
BOROUGH OF FOLKESTONE / PUBLIC RECORD // OF THE VOLUNTEERS FROM FOLKESTONE / AND DISTRICT WHO SERVED IN / THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899 – 1902 // (NAMES in four columns)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Austen, A E
Baker, A C
Barton, R
Bartter, A G
Bayley, W
Berry, A E
Buttress, W C
Carey, E J
Carpenter, W C M
Chapman, J C
See details for all 84 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 84
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, surname, forename initials
    Order of information: Rank, surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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