- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 1859
- Description
- A rectangular nowy-headed brass plaque longer about the horizontal axis ,set on a backboard of green mottled marble . All the detail is incised , mainly coloured black with the main initials and headings in red , Around the edge is a wide foliate border , outlined in red with leaves and fruits on a black background . At the top is the badge of the Bedfordshire Regiment , then the first part of the dedication , followed by the names in eleven columns headed by the ranks and unit designations .Below these columns is the second part of the dedication .
The memorial was almost certainly in its original state fixed to a wall , as evidenced by large bolts , but is now floor standing , resting against a wall of the church .
- Inscription
- To the Honour and Glory Of God/AND SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/THE UNDERNAMED OFFICERS ,NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGT /WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED FROM THE EFFECTS OF ACTIVE SERVICE IN SOUTH AFRICA / IN THE YEARS 1900-1903/
(1ST COLUMN): 1ST BN / BEDFORDSHIRE REGT. / PRIVATES (names)
(2ND COLUMN): 2ND BN. BEDFORDSHIRE REGT / OFFICERS / ( names) / SERGEANTS / ( names / CORPORALS / ( names) / LANCE CORPORALS / ( names)
(3RD COLUMN): PRIVATES(names)
(4TH COLUMN): ( names)
(5TH COLUMN): ( names)
(6TH COLUMN): ( names) / DRUMMERS / (names)
(7TH COLUMN): 3RD BN. BEDFORDSHIRE REGT. (MILITIA RESERVE) / OFFICERS / ( names) / PRIVATES / ( names)
(8TH COLUMN): 4TH BN. THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGT. / (MILITIA RESERVE) / CORPORALS / ( names) / LANCE CORPORALS / ( names) / PRIVATES / ( names)
(9TH COLUMN): ( names)
(10TH COLUMN): 1ST HERTFORDSHIRE VOLUNTEER BN / THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGT. / PRIVATES / ( names) / 2ND HERTFORDSHIRE VOLUNTEER BN / THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGT / PRIVATES / ( names)
(11TH COLUMN): 3RD HERTFORDSHIRE VOLUNTEER BN / THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGT / PRIVATES / ( names)
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS PAST AND PRESENT OF THE LINE, MILITIA, AND VOLUNTEER BATTALIONS, BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT