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While looking online for information about Edward Nockall, of Willesden, and then to see if there was an ABW memorial or roll of honour for the area, I came upon this little nugget - the ABW roll of honour for the parish of Willesden, a brass plaque, c. 24" x 18", was on display, in 1997, at Billy Frogg's Grill and Bar in Omaha, Nebraska.

"I found the following information after delving on old web pages via the
'Wayback' machine - it was posted to a mailing list in 1997!

Someone visited Omaha, Nebraska, USA, and saw an old brass plaque, about 24
x 18 inches, in bar. It was a memorial plaque to those from 'the parish of
Willesden' that served in the South African War around the turn of the
century (last century, that is!).

Among the names were three who died:

B. Doe died at Ladysmith; G.W. Fusedale died at Newcastle; F.G. Hucker died
at Pretoria.

The FUSEDALE name was the one that caught my search engine, as I'm always
on the lookout for them! I believe it's solved the mystery of where and
when my second cousin twice removed died.

The posting implied that there were more names on the plaque. I wonder: is
there anyone who lives in or near Omaha and could possibly find this plaque
and take a photo of it? Preferably a digital one, but if it was an
old-fashioned one I would happily pay for developing and postage (but let
me know first please!). I will then of course transcribe the names and post
them to the list. Apparently the plaque is in a bar called Billy Frog's -
I've checked on the web and it appears to still exist, in the 'Old Market'
area of Omaha.

Any takers?!

Regards -

Judith Gibbons
Coventry, UK"
archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/M...K/2003-09/1063394739

I'm not over in the US again until 2020, so can't go and check this out yet, but I'm going to contact the bar to see if they still have it - I wonder if they'd be prepared to sell it?

Does anyone here know anyone living in or near Omaha?

I've edited this as best I can. There's at least 33 names of those who served, plus the three who died. This photo seems to have been taken at the bar in August 2011.

How amazing! Very well discovered, I had recorded this memorial as "disappeared".

It had been in the Town Hall, Dyne Rd. This building was demolished and this is when the memorial went walkabout.

There are 56 names.

The memorial is listed in Boer War Tribute Medals, MG Hibbard, Constantia Classics, Standton South Africa 1982, because Willesden issued a tribute medal.

Berenice
Palmer does not show a "B.Doe" ( however, there is a W.H.Doe of 2nd M'sex who was killed by lightning 10/11/01. ("William" = "Bill"?). "3795 Pte. G.W.Fusedale" of 2KRRC died at Newcastle, 30/7/00 cause: Pneumonia. "598 Pte. F.G.Hucker" of the C.I.Vs is shown as Severely wounded at Florida, 29/5/00.
Regards
IL.

SWB wrote: It had been in the Town Hall, Dyne Rd. This building was demolished and this is when the memorial went walkabout.

The town hall was demolished in 1972; I suppose it got into the hands of a dealer, but how did it get to somewhere like Omaha? It's not something that would be taken in someone's luggage, so maybe part of a job lot of British signs and memorabilia bought up by an American dealer.