Sunday 4 May 2014

Barnsley St Mary's Church - Boer War Memorial

Photograph by KingstoneHistory taken on 2nd May 2014


Links:

War Memorials Register listing

War Memorials Online listing


Newspaper research by BarnsleyHistorian

Some information on this memorial has been deposited in Barnsley Archives. 

Inscription:
THE YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT 
THIS TABLET
IS PLACED HERE IN MEMORY OF THOSE
BRAVE OFFICERS & MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR WITH
THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLICS (1899-1902)
AMONGST WHOM WERE THE FOLLOWING
FROM THIS TOWN:-

WILLIAM POTTER, JOHN CLITHEROE, 2ND COLDSTREAM GUARDS
JOHN LONGLEY, 1ST WEST YORKS REGT
HENRY JAQUES, 2ND LANCS. FUSILIERS
FRANCIS W. PERRY, ARMY SER. CORPS.
W. HOLLER, KING'S OWN Y.L.I
GEORGE BELL, 2ND YORK & LANCS.REGT (VOL)

S.STUBBS, T.MEAKIN, A. MARSHALL, H. SMITH, W. SWIFT, J.HARTLEY, W.C.STRACHAN, YORK & LANCASHIRE REGT


Names:

Where further information on a name has been researched by our volunteers it will be linked here (look for the names in blue) to a page on this site or to an external site.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph 7 September 1902
(from Find My Past - Newspapers)

William Potter,
John Clitheroe, 
John Longley,
Henry Jaques,
Frances W Perry,
W Holler,
George Bell,
S Stubbs,
T Meakin,
A Marshall,
H Smith,
W Smith,
J Hartley,
W C Strachan. 





























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