Memorial

Leading Seaman E J Gaulter

Memorial Plaque

Source: Copyright J B E Hale

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Current Location

North Wall, Holy Trinity Church, Slyne Rd, Bolton Le Sands, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA5 8DS, England

SD 48851 67170

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 42326
Description: Marble TABLET DECORATED WITH LONG BARELLED FIELD GUN FACING LEFT AND FOULED ANCHOR
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ EDWARD JACKSON GAULTER/ LEADING SEAMAN OF H.M.S. POWERFUL/ ONE OF THE NAVAL BRIGADE/ WHO WORKED THE GUNS AT LADYSMITH/ BY WHICH SOUTH AFRICA WAS SAVED./ HE WAS BORN AT BOLTON-LE-SANDS/ AND DIED AT LANCASTER NOVR. 27TH 1900/ AGED 28 YEARS/ HIS DEATH WAS HASTENED BY THE HARDSHIPS OF WAR/ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED TO HIS HONOUR/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IN HIS NATIVE PLACE

War: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,age of death,additional

Backboard

Height: 950mm

Width: 1035mm

Depth: 45mm

Made from: Marble - Grey

Condition: Good

Tablet

Height: 735mm

Width: 800mm

Depth: 20mm

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good