Royal Scots Greys - Edinburgh

On the Edinburgh Castle side of West Princes Street, overlooking the gardens is the  Royal Scots Greys Memorial.   It commemorates the regiment's fallen since the Boer War. It is very imposing. There is an interesting history on the statue here, in particular an unfinished debate on who the model for the soldier  really was!  This is quite likely to be one of the most photographed memorials in Scotland. Certainly one of the best known. I am surprised that there is not a list of the fallen anywhere. I hope I have done a good transcription.

There is a record of the memorial on the IWM's UK Memorial Database, but it does not have a record of the other conflicts that this regiment has been involved in. The number is IWM WMA  REF: 53588

A link to the unveiling ceremony is here

The names of the fallen  on this Datastore blogpage.

THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED IN 1906
IN MEMORY OF THE ROYAL SCOT GREYS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA
DURING THE BOER WAR 1899 TO 1902

TABLETS WERE ADDED AFTER THE THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914 TO 1918
AND AFTER THE SECOND  WORLD WAR 1939 TO 1945

IN 1971 THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS AMALGAMATED WITH
THE 3RD CARABINERS TO FORM
THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS
(CARABINERS AND GREYS)

Looking upwards from the gardens. West Princes Street is to the left.

The Boer War Plaque

The plaque with a list of the fallen from the Great War
1914-1918
This is the first part

This is the second part of the list of the fallen from The Great War

The left hand side the World War 2 Plaque

The right hand side of the plaque

  

Korea, Northern Ireland and Iraq plaque.
The name of the sculptor  MR WILLIAM BIRNIE RHIND can be seen on the top left corner of this photo

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

UKNIWM REF: 50784

Blackpool Town Hall Memorial

Blackpool is famous for having the tallest War Memorial in Britain. I hope I am not wrong. It however does not have the fallen/Roll of honour for the Boer War - that is in the Town Hall at Talbot Square.

I only took one picture of this memorial. I have taken pictures of some of the other information in there, but I am not happy with any of it! Quite dark and there is little space. However I am able to transcribe the names. It is difficult to distinguish C's and G's, even when I am fairly sure what the surnames "should" be - apologies; please let me know if you feel the forename initial may be wrong. This of course being a Roll of Honour does not necessarily mean that many did not return. There is a link here to the local barracks

South African War 1899 -1902

COUNTY BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL

ROLL OF HONOUR

This Tablet is Erected to Commemorate the Patriotism of the Blackpool Men who at the call of Duty Nobly offered
their Services to their Sovereign and Country in the South African War 1899 - 1902

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Cavalry

23 COMPANY VIII. BATT IMPERIAL YEOMANRY

CORPORAL W. COULSTON
Killed in Action Faber's Spruit may 30th 1900

Trooper R.P. B. Carter
      "       A. Hilton
      "       J. M. Pilkington
      "       F. Whalley

RELIEVING DRAFT

Trooper H. Barnes
      "       J. C. Butler
      "       H. Calderbank
      "       J. Cooke
      "       W. Fisher
      "       W. F. Cormlie
      "       T. E. Lewthwaite
      "       A. McQuade
      "       R. Riddehough
      "       E. Round
      "       W. Talbot
      "       J. W. Tranter
      "       H. Wilson
      "       W. Woomach
      "       J. Yates

32ND BATT. IMPERIAL YEOMANRY

Trooper F. PARKINSON
      "       R. SMITH
      "       H. WEBB

5TH LANC.ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY(VOLUNTEERS)

COLT GUN SECTION XV. BATT. IMPERIAL YEOMANRY

CAPTAIN T. E. TOPPING D.S.O.
LIEUTENANT W. H. HUNT
---------

SERGEANT  J. T. BIBBY D.C.M.
CORPORAL  H.JONES
Trooper     G. CARLISLE
      "           C. W. GILDER
      "           W. PORTER

RELIEVING DRAFT

Trooper A. B. COOP
      "       J. W. GARNER
      "       B. HOPWOOD
      "       J. W. MOLYNEAUX
      "       R. SMITH

57TH COMPANY XV.BATT IMPERIAL YEOMANRY
QUARTER-MASTER SERGEANT A.MOORE
SERGEANT-FARRIER T.HAIGH

St. John Ambulance Brigade (Blackpool Division)

SERGEANT  T. DONNELLY
         "           C. S. ASHWORTH
         "           W. ASHWORTH
         "           W. BLUNDELL
         "           H. W.BUTCHER
         "           W. T. FISH
         "           C. H. FOX
         "           D. A. GREENWOOD
         "           H. M. HESKETH
         "           T. A. SANKEY
CORPORAL  R. C. FRANCE
        "              G. F. MEADON
PRIVATE  J. E. ALLEN
       "         C. W. BANCROFT
       "         E. G. BRADSHAW
       "         E. CARDWELL 
       "         W. CHAPMAN
       "         J. CROOK
       "         C. F. CROOKHALL
       "         E. FLEETWOOD
       "         T. GREGSON
       "         H. S. HALL
       "         C. P. HOFF
       "         J. JOLLY
       "         W. T. KIRKHAM
       "         J. NUTTER
       "         W. PATRICK
       "         F. ROBERTS
       "         J. T. B. SHEARD
       "         S. S. SMITH
       "         E. THOMAS
       "         J. C. TRESCOWTHICK
       "         C. TURNER

Blackpool Borough Police Force

P.C. 52 THOMAS FAZACKERLEY

St. John Ambulance Brigade, Leyland Division.

P.C. 38 WILFRED TAYLOR

St. John Ambulance Brigade Accrington Division



In a faint touch of irony Brigadier T. E. Topping, D.S.O., on Armistice Day, 11th November 1923. unveiled the Blackpool War Memorial by North Pier