RYDE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUTH AFRICA WAR

UKNIWM Ref: 40852

Address

TOWN HALL
LIND ST
RYDE
ISLE OF WIGHT
ENGLAND

Type:	BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
Other Location Details:	IN A NICHE ON THE SOUTH FACADE OF THE TOWN HALL
OS Map Ref:	SZ 591 927

Inscription

BOROUGH OF RYDE/ 1901/ ERECTED BY THE BURGESSES OF RYDE TO COMMEMORATE/ THE LOYAL AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICES RENDERED BY/ VOLUNTEERS FROM RYDE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD DURING THE/ WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899 1900 1901/ (NAMES)/ MICHAEL MAYBRICK, MAYOR/ THIS TABLET WAS UNVEILED ON NOV 18 1901 BY/ HRH PRINCESS HENRY BATTENBERG, GOVERNOR OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
BACKBOARD	WOOD - OAK				GOOD
PLAQUE	BRASS				GOOD

Physical Description

ENAMELLED BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO AN OAK BACKBOARD

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	South African Wars
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	32
Died	0
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	rank > surname > regiment > decorations
What information is listed on the memorial?	surname, rank, regiment, decorations
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?
Maintenance History:	DATE UNKNOWN: PLAQUE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN RESITED WHEN THE WW1 MEMORIAL WAS INSTALLED

Ceremonies

Date:	18TH NOVEMBER 1901

Role	Performed By
UNVEILING	HRH PRINCESS HENRY OF BATTENBERG

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type:	None
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:	NEWS: "ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS" 1899-1901; 50TH ANNIVERSARY SOUVENIR BOOK, 1937
Photographs:	None
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No

Organisation	Id	Website
	MERYD01A