Memorial

Magdalen College, Oxford - Boer War

Source: Stephanie Jenkins

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Current Location

ON THE EAST WALL OF THE ANTE CHAPEL, Magdalen College, High Street, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4AU, England

SP 52086 06180

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 31936
Description: RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE SET WITHIN A MOULDED MARBLE FRAME. INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF. COLOURED SHIELDS AT EACH CORNER AND A ROSE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription: IN PIAM MEMORIAM/ CHRISTIANI VICTORIS/ PRINCIPIS DE SLESVICO-HOLSTINIA/ CAROLI KERSHAW ELWORTHY/ ALBERTI SAVORY/ EDVARDI VANRENAN INGHAM BROOKE/ COLLEGII OLIM COMMENSALIUM/ QUI IN AFRICA MERIDIANA MERENTES/ ANNIS MCM–MCMI/ PRO PATRIA / VITAM PROFUDERE Translation - IN PIOUS MEMORY OF [NAMES], FORMER COMMONERS OF THE COLLEGE WHO SERVING IN SOUTH AFRICA IN THE YEARS 1900-1901 FOR THEIR COUNTRY GAVE UP THEIR LIVES

Frame

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James p.174 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London Photo only, no further information.
Anglo Boer War, https://www.angloboerwar.com/forum/17-memorials-and-monuments/31819-magdalen-college-oxford, accessed 25th August 2023