Boer War Memorial, Hertford, Herts, UK
Posted by: 
bill&ben
N 51° 47.837 W 000° 04.833
30U E 701305 N 5742523
A stone memorial built into the wall of Hertford Library.
Waymark Code: WM9P25
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/12/2010
Views: 5
The memorial takes the form of a stone panel, surrounded on
three sides by chamfered stone quoins and topped by a gothic stone arch. At the
top of the inscription is a carved hart with “Borough of Hertford”
above the carving and “1899 South African War 1902” below the
carving
The monument inscription, below the Hart motif, reads as follows
IN RECOGNITION OF THE
LOYALTY OF THE HERTFORD MEN WHO
VOLUNTEERED AND WERE
ACCEPTED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE IN SOUTH AFRICA
THIS TABLET HAS BEEN
PLACED HERE BY THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND
BURGESSES
OF THIS BOROUGH.
4TH
BATTN. THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT (HARTS MILITIA)
[NAMES]
HERTS IMPERIAL
YEOMANRY
[NAMES]
1st
(HERTS) V B THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGT.
[NAMES]
The memorial was constructed by Messrs W. Andrews and Sons
and was unveiled on the 11th April 1903.
See web page.