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    Memorial

    Durham - Boer War

    Durham - Boer War

    Source: Copyright Mike Peck

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    Current Location

    The memorial is located outside the North door, to the left., Durham Cathedral, Palace Green, Durham, Durham, Durham, DH1 3ES, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NZ 27396 42143

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    10234
    Description
    Anglian-style cross on stone base. Badge of Regiment under shaft. The cross is elaborately carved with pictures of trees, vines, fruit, leaves, birds and animals. The dedication is on the top pedestal below the Durham Light Infantry badge raised in half relief inside a sunken circle. Lettering is in Sans Serifs capitals.
    Inscription
    On the Shaft: TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE OFFICERS/ NCOs AND MEN/ OF/ THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY/ WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION/ OR DIED OF WOUNDS OR DISEASE/ IN THE/ SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN/ 1899-1902/ "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"/ ERECTED 1905 6 o'clock face of pedestal: THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY/ 1ST BATTALION/ [names on both upper & lower steps] 3 o'clock face of pedestal: THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY/ 2ND BATTALION/ [names]/ 3RD BATTALION/ [names]/ 4TH BATTALION/ [names, for each battalion are on both upper & lower steps] 9 o'clock face of pedestal: THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY/ VOLUNTEER BATTALIONS/ [names]
    War
    Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Number Commemorated
    153
    Died
    153
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of names
    battalion THEN rank THEN surname
    Maker(s)
    • Charles Clement Hodges, Designer

    • G W Milburn of York, Sculptor

    • George Gradon and Sons of Durham, Builder

    Maintenance History

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    22 December 1905

    Earl of Durham KG

    Custodian
    DURHAM CATHEDRAL

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 27FT


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    • North East War Memorials Project: http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7001
    • Gildea, James, For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War, 1899-1902. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1911.
    • Carter Postcard Collection