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The South African 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.

It 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.

Picture of memorial when it stood in St Clements
(English Heritage website)

The South African War Memorial will move with the County Territorials to their new TA Centre which is shortly to be built in Abingdon, and will form the centrepiece of the entrance to the barracks there

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The memorial lists the 33 men killed in action and the 109 men who died of disease. Their names are copied below:

Killed in action	Died of Disease
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	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