
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Vale Of White Horse
- Town
- Abingdon
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 99789
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Current location
St Helen's Church
St Helen's Wharf
Abingdon
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX14 5EH
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 49701 96791
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Wall mounted brass plaque with single line border and inscription incised in capital lettering with some rubrication.
- Inscription
- ERECTED BY THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE IN MEMORY OF/ PRIVATE WALTER MURRAY AUSTIN./ 39TH COMPANY IMPERIAL YEOMANRY./ AGED 22 YEARS./ WHO DIED OF ENTERIC FEVER AT/ BOTHAVILLE O. R. C. SOUTH AFRICA./ ON 30TH MAY 1900.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, unit and details of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- 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
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