St Margaret's Tower Boer War Memorial, Staveley
N 54° 22.579 W 002° 48.917
30U E 511998 N 6025408
Here is brass plaque to the fallen in a South African Conflict, 1900 - 1901. This was the original church in Staveley, the new church moved in 1864. There are 12 names and their commander.
Waymark Code: WMTC6Q
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/31/2016
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Unveiled 26 July 1901
This simple brass plaque commemorates the second Boer war. The inscription reads.
"THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED IN HONOR(sic) OF THE
FOLLOWING STAVELEY MEN OF THE
F. COMPANY SECOND V.B. BORDER REGIMENT
WHO SERVED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN
OF 1900 - 1901 UNDER
MAJOR JOHN THOMPSON "
The 12 names (with rank on plaque) are:
Barker, Walter A
Bewsher, John
Brockbank, S John
Brockbank, Robert
Gaskell, Matthew
Ivinson, Henry J
Johns, J Thomas
Johnson, Thomas
Martindale, Ef
Murdoch, William D
Robinson, John
Usher, Joseph
Not to be confused with the many Staveleys around the UK.
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