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Woolwich Boer war memorial

Inscription

{On the front face of the plinth:}
To the glory of God
Erected by the officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the 61st Battery Royal Field Artillery in memory of the non-commissioned officers and men of the battery who lost their lives in South Africa Decr., 1899 - May 1902.

{On the other three faces of the plinth:}
18 names (See Commemorated subjects).

Site: Woolwich Boer war memorial (1 memorial)

SE18, Grand Depot Road

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Woolwich Boer war memorial

Subjects commemorated i

South African War / Boer War

Also known as the (second) (Anglo-)Boer War. The war is described in three ph...

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61st Battery Royal Field Artillery

The brigade originally comprised numbers 193, 194 and 195 Howitzer Batteries,...

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P. Alsford

Driver killed in the Second Anglo-Boer War.

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J. Bosher

Gunner killed in the Second Anglo-Boer War.

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E. Botting

Gunner killed in the Second Anglo-Boer War.

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