Roll of Honour - Lancashire - Shaw and Crompton South African War (Boer)

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SHAW AND CROMPTON SOUTH AFRICAN (BOER) WAR MEMORIAL

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Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2006

The memorial can be found behind the Library/Salvation Army Building in Farrow Street, Westway, Shaw. It takes the form of a m,etal plaque within an oak frame placed within a recess in a wall. Crossed flags. rfiles and a lurel wreath surmounted by a crown ae depicted on the plaque. It was unveiled on 25th June 1904 by James T Travis-Clegg. Ther are eight names commemorated.

IN MEMORY
OF THE
CROMPTON MEN
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
IN THE
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899 - 1902

BALLARD	W	Private 5052, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed in action 24th January 1900 at Spion Kop.
BOTTOMLEY	J	Private. Died of disease.
GILKS	John	Private 5365, 2nd Battalion, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) attached to Mounted Infantry. Died of Enteric fever 9 December 1902 at Newcastle, Kwazulu-Natal, Kwazulu-Natal. Previously wounded on 31/ March 1900 at Koornspruit. Buried in Newcastle Cemetery.
HOLMES	H	[Listed as Killed in action on memorial] Private 3521, 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Dangerously wounded between between Dullstroom and Lydenburg 19h December 1901, died at Elandspruit 20th December. Commemorated on memorial and buried between Dullstroom and Lydenburg.
HOULTRAN	J	Private. Died of wounds. possibly Lancashire Fusiliers.
SHORE	G	Lance Corporal. Killed in action.
TAYLOR	J	Private. Killed in action. possibly J TAYLOR, Private 5731, 28th Mounted Infantry, 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed in action 31 March 1902 at Boschbult.
WILD	J R	Private. Died of wounds.

ERECTED BY WAR FUND SUBSCRIBERS
UNVEILED BY JAMES T. TRAVIS-CLEGG ESQ J.P.C.C.
CHAIRMAN OF THE WAR FUND COMMITTEE
25TH JUNE 1904.

Last updated 16 December, 2020

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