Millom Boer War

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Reference WMO/118776

Address:

St George's Churchyard

St George's Road

Millom

LA18

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Wheel cross
Materials:
  • Stone Sandstone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Boer War, Second (1899-1902)
About the memorial: Sandstone Celtic style cross. Cost circa £300, £200 given by public subscription & £100 by Hodbarrow Mining Company (see Millom Gazette 15/5/1903 pages 4 & 5); Designed by WG Collingwood of Coniston, sculpted by Mr HT Mills of Ulverston of red Aspatria freestone. Unveiled by Colonel Bain MP for the town on 17th June 1904 (see Millom Gazette dated 17/6/1904 page 4).John Crayston also has his own memorial at Whitbeck Church (separate report). John Park also has his own memorial at Haverigg Church (see separate report). George Mason Park also has his own memorial at Holy Trinity Church. Millom (see separate report)
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ERECTED/BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/OF MILLOM AND DISTRICT/WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/WHILE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY/DURING THE WAR/IN SOUTH AFRICA/1900-1902

9 O’CLOCK FACE- JOHN CRAYSTON TROOPER C&W IY KILLED/AT FABERSPRUIT MAY 30 1900 AGED 22 JESSE REUBEN DUUD/3RD BATTALION KINGS OWN/ROYAL LANCS. REGT KILLED AT ONDERBROOK/SPRUIT FEBRUARY 22 1900 AGED 33 WILLIAM HUGHES, LANCE CORPORAL CAPE VOL/MEDICAL STAFF CORPS WOUNDED AT KROONSBACK/DIED AT CAPE TOWN AUG 2 1901 AGED 24 JOHN KINRADE TROOPER IN NESBITTS HORSE/KILLED AT DAMPLANEY/MAY 17 1901 AGED 36 3 O’CLOCK FACE WM KNIGHT ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE/DIED BLOEMFONTEIN JY 27 1900 AGED 46 MYLES NEWBY CORPORAL D OF EDINBURGHS/VOLUNTEER RIFLES DIED OCT 30 1901 AGED 29 GEO. MASON PARK 2ND BATTALION K.O.R.LANC. REGT/KILLED AT SPION KOP JAN 24 1900 AGED 26 JOHN PARK TROOPER C&W IY WOUNDED AT/FABERS SPRUIT DIED MAY 31 1900 AGED 2 JOHN MYERS PEARSON LANCE CORPORAL RY PIONEER/RGT DIED GELDENHUISDEP/NOV 16 1902 AGED 37

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