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Plaque South Africa 1899-1902 St. Mary

Reference

B135.03

Place

BARNARD CASTLE

Map ref

0516

Original Location

St. Mary�s Church, Newgate, DL12 8NQ, in north aisle.

Which war

South Africa 1899-1902

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 27/07/1904 by Col. Charles Freville Surtees , Dedication by Dr Moule Bishop of Durham, service conducted by the Vicar Rev. J.C. Penrose

Memorial Description

Plaque 3 feet high x 4 feet 9 inches wide set into a wide dark green marble frame 4 feet 2 inches high x 6 feet wide. Round the edge is a wide border of oak leaves and acorns, with ivy leaves along the bottom edge. In the top right hand corner is the Royal standard. At centre bottom is the badge of the DLI raised in half relief and enamelled. The names are listed in four columns in raised capitals. The top four lines of the dedication are in larger lettering than the lower four.

Materials used

Bronze plaque on marble frame.

Inscription

To the memory of the undermentioned / Officers, Non Commissioned Officers and / privates of the 3rd Militia Batt. Durham / Light Infantry who with the Battalion / volunteered for active service & gave their lives / for their country during the war in South Africa / 1899-1902 this memorial is erected by the Officers / Non Commissioned Officers & men of the Battalion.
�Faithful unto death�.

Names

30 names and ranks.
See transcript.

Present condition

Dirty.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Keswick School of Industrial Arts.

Notes

1. A DVD showing the history of the church has been made and is being sold for church funds. Contact David Williams on dew@calico.co.uk

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: John & Mavis Dixon, Simon Raine; Jim Sewell

Sunderland Echo 28/07/1904 reports unveiling last night

4th Royal Warwickshire Regiment For remembrance and in honour of those who lost their lives in the South African War 1899-1902. James Gildea, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1911.

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101

Source of quotation
�Faithful unto death� Revelation 2 v 10

External web link

Information on some of the names

Durham at War

Teesdale Mercury Archive

Research acknowledgements

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John & Mavis Dixon, C. Sanders; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall; Jim Sewell; David Williams

Research In Progress

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Plaque South Africa 1899-1902 St. Mary (B135.03)

BARNARD CASTLE    St. Mary’s Church

   To the memory of the undermentioned

   Officers, Non Commissioned Officers and

   Privates of the 3rd Militia Batt. Durham

   Light Infantry who with the Battalion

   volunteered for active service & gave their lives

   for their country during the war in South Africa

   1899-1902 this memorial is erected by the Officers

   Non Commissioned Officers & men of the Battalion.

   Colonel  R.B. Wilson CMG  Pt. T. Byrnes      Pt. P. Handley     Pt. W. McHugh

   Lieut. F.H.A. Sowerby     ..  G. Dalkin      ..  E. Holmes      ..  C. Morris

   2nd. Lt. J.C. Williams    ..  J.W. Dent      ..  O. Laffey      ..  A. Nobes

   Sgt   J. Graham           ..  J. Finneron    ..  H. Lain        ..  P. Scullion

   ..    A.A Gunton          ..  J. Forrest     ..  D. Marshall    ..  J. Stanton

   ..    J. Slater           ..  J. Goodwin     ..  G. McGlone     ..  W. Taylor

   ..    W. Watson                                                 ..  C. Thompson

   L.C.  J. Marrion                                                ..  J. Wall

   ..    H. Reynolds                                               ..  W. Wright

“Faithful unto death”

NamesB135.03

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