Memorial

Brentford - South African Campaign 1899-1902

Source: Copyright Sarah Hughes

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Current Location

On the mezzanine floor facing the main entrance, Brentford Library, Boston Manor Road /Clifden Road, Brentford, Hounslow, Greater London, TW8 8DW, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 17609 77764

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 12068
Description: Blue-grey ceramic tiled plaque with raised letters. Ornamental pediment with the badge of Middlesex in a roundel. Decorative column on each side.
Inscription: THIS MEMORIAL/ BEARING THE NAMES OF THOSE FROM/ THIS DISTRICT WHO FELL IN ACTION,/ DIED OF WOUNDS, DISEASE OR FROM OTHER/ CAUSES, DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN/ CAMPAIGN 1899-1902, WAS ERECTED/ BY THE BRENTFORD URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL/ AS A LASTING RECORD OF THEIR BRAVERY,/ PATRIOTISM AND DEVOTION TO THE EMPIRE

Commemoration

War: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Number Commemorated: 13
Died: 13
Information shown: Service number, rank, forename, surname, regiment

History

Maker(s): Doulton & Co. Ltd., Lambeth, Builder
Thomas Nowell Parr, Designer

Ceremonies

Unveiled: 1905

Conservation

Custodian: London Borough of Hounslow

Components

Tablet

Height: 1700 mm

Width: 1120 mm

Depth: 200 mm

Made from: Ceramic

Condition: Good