Memorial
Eastern Division of Stirlingshire - Boer War
Current Location
Boer War Memorial, Newmarket Street, Falkirk, Falkirk, Central Scotland, FK1 3AH, Scotland
OS Grid Reference
NS 88698 80069
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Sculptured / Cast figure
- WMR Reference Number
- 65488
- Description
- Figure of a Highlander dressed in khaki standing the charge with fixed bayonet protecting a comrade lying wounded at his feet. Figure is mounted on rough hewn brick plinth. A bronze plaque with inscription and names is attached to the plinth. Railings enclose the whole.
- Inscription
- ERECTED / IN HONOUR OF / THE OFFICERS AND MEN / BELONGING TO THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF STIRLINGSHIRE WHO FELL / IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899-1902 / (2 NAMES) / (36 NAMES)
- War
- Boer War; First (1880-1881)
- Number Commemorated
- 38
- Died
- 38
- Information shown
- Rank, forenames, surname, regiment
- Order of names
- Higher rank x2, then regiment, rank
- Maker(s)
W Grant Stevenson, Designer
Ceremonies
Unveiled
19 October 1906
Field Marshal The Right Honourable Earl Roberts VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE
Components
- Figure
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
- Plinth
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
- Base
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
- Plaque
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
- Fence/ Railing
Made from: Wrought Iron
Condition: Good
Report a Concern
- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 189547
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- For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James p277 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London
- Scottish War Memorials Project http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1620
- Carter Postcard Collection