Memorial

42nd Herts Squadron Imperial Yeomanry - Boer War

Herts Imperial Yeomanry - Boer War

Source: Jeremy Bartlett

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Current Location

War Memorial Chapel, St Albans Cathedral, Sumpter Yard, off Holywell Hill, St Albans, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1BY, England

TL 14519 07054

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 14681
Description: Wall mounted, portrait oriented, nowy-headed grey stone backboard supporting a substantial nowy-headed corniced white stone tablet incorporating a raised regimental badge within a laurel wreath at top centre. At the base of the tablet are integrated carvings of a rifle, draped flag, bugle, sword and helmet. Centralised inscription and names incised and infilled with black paint.
Inscription: HERTS IMPERIAL YEOMANRY / IN MEMORY / OF / THE FOLLOWING OFFICER NONCOMMISSIONED / OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 42ND HERTS / SQUADRON OF IMPERIAL YEOMANRY WHO / LOST THEIR LIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA / IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR SOVEREIGN / AND COUNTRY DURING THE YEARS 1900 and 1901 / (8 NAMES) / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY / THEIR COMRADES OF THE REGIMENT

War: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: Regiment, manner of death, place of death, rank, forenames, surname
Order of names: Rank, each rank group listed alphabetically by surname

Backboard

Height: c 1000mm

Width: c 1500mm

Depth: c 200mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

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