Memorial
East Yorkshire Regiment Boer War Memorial Cottage
Current Location
151, Main Street, Fulford, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO10 4PR, England
OS Grid Reference
SE 61132 48799
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Memorial homes / Alms houses
- WMR Reference Number
- 31002
- Description
- Arts and crafts influenced detached cottage, built in 1905 as a home for veterans of the Boer War. Bronze plaque, surrounded by a raised concrete border, set in the wall of the cottage. One of twenty cottages.
- Inscription
- THIS COTTAGE WAS ERECTED BY THE COMRADES AND FRIENDS OF THE/ REGIMENT IN THE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE AND THE SITE WAS/ PRESENTED WITH A DONATION OF £200 BY CAPT KEY OF FULFORD HALL/ IN MEMORY OF HIS SON LT J.R. KEY, E YORKS REGT, WHO DIED OF WOUNDS/ AT THABANCHU, ORANGE RIVER COLONY, 3RD APRIL 1901/ BOER WAR 1901 1902 AND 1903/ KILLED (NAMES) ACCIDENTALLY KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS/ (NAMES)/ DROWNED/ (NAMES)/ DIED/ (NAMES)
- War
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Number Commemorated
- 14
- Died
- 14
- Information shown
- Rank, initials, surname, service number
- Order of names
- manner of death, rank
- Costs
- £620
- Sponsor Type
- private
- Sponsored By
- Cottage erected by "comrades and friends of the Regiment in the East Riding of Yorkshire".
- Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
- Donation of £200 from Captain Key of Fulford Hall, in memory of his son Lt J R Key who died of wounds received at Thabanchu.
Ceremonies
Unveiled
1905
Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Components
- Plaque
Height: 2000MM
Width: 1000MM
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
- Leeds Mercury - Wednesday 07 June 1905 Page 9 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT COTTAGE. ---
- Yorkshire Evening Press - Thursday 08 June 1905 Page 3 Cottage Homes Scheme. East Yorkshire Regiment's Memorial at Fulford. ---
- Leeds Mercury - Saturday 10 June 1905 Page 17 EAST YORKSHIRE COTTAGE. ---