South Africa (Boer) War Memorial,
Headington
The South Africa (Boer) War Memorial in Oxford is dedicated to the 142 men of the First Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry who died in the South African (Boer) War of 1899 to 1902.
The memorial was unveiled by the Bishop of Oxford on 19 September 1903 in the former churchyard of St Clement’s Church (now the site of the Plain roundabout) in front of a crowd of up to five thousand people. It was removed to Cowley Barracks in the 1950s, and is now at the Territorial Army Centre at Slade Park in Horspath Driftway, Headington.
Sadly, it will leave Headington soon when the Territorial Army Centre closes, and will be the centrepiece of the new Territorial Army centre at Dalton Barracks.
Picture of memorial
when it stood in St Clements
(English Heritage website)
The memorail lists the 33 men killed in action and the 109 men who died of disease. Their names are copied below.
Killed in action
Major:
C. R. Day
Lieutenant:
A. R. Bright
Second Lieutenant:
V. A. Ball-Acton
Colour-Sergeant:
2568 J. H. Aspey
Lance-Sergeant:
4240 W. F. Meggs
Corporal:
3669 A. G. Walker
Lance-Corporals:
5455 E. Batstone
5686 W. Coleman
Privates:
1797 O. Allnutt
5751 T. Appleby
3934 W. Baker
3205 J. Broom
5634 G. Browning
3719 J. Comber
5878 C. Cripps
3027 T. A. J. Cripps
3529 G. Crouch
3743 A. Davis
5682 P. Delaney
3360 C. Floyd
3301 J. Goldswain
5445 P. Lawrence
3994 R. Page
5550 G. Pitman
4791 J. Quelch
5939 W. Rudge
5540 A. Say
1460 J. Steward
3561 W. Ward
5822 J. C. Watling
3407 E. Webb
785 C. Woodley
3838 F. Yerby |
Died of Disease
Major:
R. W. Porter
Colour-Sergeants:
2506 G. Olney
2129 T. Turnbull
Sergeants:
2478 F. Cadley
2645 C. Clarke
2185 J. Hearn
4195 J. E. Larden
Lance-Sergeant:
1966 W. Dudley
Corporals
3645 J. A. C. Grant
3982 G. Grove
5591 A. H. Jones
2903 F. Ward
5588 W. Whall
Lance Corporals:
83 W. Boon
5174 A. J. Constable
2155 H. Inder
4246 P. C. Mason
Buglers:
4329 R. Lester
5142 H. Wylde
Privates:
4610 G. Archer
6014 E. Avery
5886 R. Baker
1494 T. Baker
6005 W. Baldwin
2781 W. Barton
4931 A. Batchelor
2939 H. Bateman
3693 W. Baughan
4452 J. Beckley
5661 A. Boomer
1131 F. Bowles
7316 R. Bowles
4399 E. Brocks
2834 W. Brooks
3191 A. Brown
3380 H. Buck
3036 C. Burgess
3497 J. Chitty
5918 J. Churm
5532 H. Clarke
4098 J. Cloe
2137 F. Coleman
3414 F. Cook
5867 F. Cooper
7320 L. Coulton
5164 G. W. Davis
3782 S. W. Devoisey
3032 F. Eagle
3828 A. Edwards |
2455 B. Edwards
3117 J. Faulkner
5525 E. Gardiner
4912 A. George
3586 J. Goodenough
7303 J. Gould
6546 I. Hamblin
4433 G. Harris
1857 T. Harwood
3701 W. Heydon
7233 C. Hobbs
5736 H. Horton
3351 F. Horwood
2937 C. Houlton
3951 A. Huckins
4427 A. Huckins
3631 E. Hunt
6533 W. Hutchins
6107 R. Jones
6284 T. Jones
3278 J. Kentish
2369 G. King
3603 W. Lidgeley
6443 E. Lloyd
3423 A. Macefield
6118 E. Marshall
4462 A. Maslin
5997 T. Merry
3745 F. Morris
6257 G. Nimms
5497 H. Ockleford
5697 F. Penny
2986 J. Portsmouth
5971 F. Puddifoot
3469 W. Quarterman
4629 F. Rickson
2916 F. Rymell
2963 J. Sawbridge
4284 W. J. Sherman
1437 J. Simmonds
3240 H. Smith
5903 J. Sparkall
5976 A. Staunton
6069 W. Stopp
6263 E. Strong
2749 C. Tilbury
5604 G. Townsend
5357 E. Trinder
4747 S. Turner
7331 G. Turton
3755 J. Tyson
4516 L. Vincent
4471 J. Wade
5464 W. Wakefield
2202 W. Walker
3499 E. Warner
3136 J. Warner
5989 G. Wilks
3230 R. Wilson
3912 C. Woodbridge
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