Shipley, South African Campaign

St Paul's Church in Shipley has an interesting collection of memorials. They seem to have "migrated " to the back of the church. This is the Parish church of Church of Shipley.

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I am however going to split the  blogpages up. The first Memorial is to the 3 men who lost their lives in the South African Campaign.

This is the transcript of the memorial:

FOR GOD FOR KING AND COUNTRY

TO THE GLORY OF GOD

AND IN MEMORY OF HERBERT O'DONNELL

3RD ROYAL WARWICKS

KILLED IN ACTION AT NOONSKRAAL S.A.

DECR.25TH 1901 AGED 21 YEARS

HIGSON LISTER

ST JOHN'S AMBULANCE BRIGADE

DIED OF ENTERIC AT PINETOWN. S.A.

JUNE 12TH 1900- AGED 23 YEARS

ALBERT JOWETT

2ND KINGS OWN YORKS LIGHT INANTRY

DIED OF ENTERIC AT ELANDSFONTEIN. S.A.

SEPT 3RD 1901 AGED 27 YEARS

THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY

INHABITANTS OF SHIPLEY

Looking closely at the very base of the memorial shows the engraver. I think it reads Dell or Bell & Scott Engravers Bradford.
I cannot find any reference to this company. Nicely engraved and well kept. The memorial is in good condition and the lack of a good polish helped the photography no end! Unable to find a reference to Noonskraal on the internet. The references to Higson Lister of Shipley appear to refer to an older Higson Lister - dangerous to presume a father. But certainly seems a relative. The grave is at St Pauls church too.

Herbert O'Donnell:- This is the Ancestry record, the place of death is different.

UK, Casualties of the Boer War, 1899-1902 about H O\'Donnell

Name: H O\'Donnell Casualty Type: Killed Casualty Date: 25 Dec 1901 Casualty Place: Kokskraal Rank: Lance Corporal Force: South Africa Field Force Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment Battalion: 3rd Battalion Number: 5661

Albert Jowett :- This is the Ancestry Record, Interestingly a difference of a day.

K, Casualties of the Boer War, 1899-1902 about A Jowett

Name: A Jowett Casualty Type: Died Casualty Date: 4 Sep 1901 Casualty Place: Elandsfontein Rank: Private Force: South Africa Field Force Regiment: Yorkshire Light Regimant Battalion: 2nd Battalion Number: 5848

I do not have an issue with the errors. I would think that communications were difficult and details difficult to come buy. There have been 100 years + to piece the history together.

SHIPLEY - BOER WAR

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