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"U" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery 9 years 4 weeks ago #44084

BereniceUK Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 3366 Thank you received: 2315	In Manchester Cathedral.
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U Battery, Royal Horse Artillery 9 years 4 weeks ago #44085

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From left to right, above the main inscription are RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY, PAARDEBURG, DRIEFONTEIN, SANNA'S POST, BOTHAVILLE, ORANGE PAN, VLANFONTEIN.

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF
THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS & MEN OF U BATTERY
ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN S.AFRICA DURING THE BOER WAR 1899-1902.

LIEUT. E.G. CARBUTT, KILLED IN ACTION.
LIEUT. F.M. OTTER-BARRY, KILLED IN ACTION.
LIEUT. L.C.L. LEARMONTH, DIED.

SERGT . CHERRY J. KILLED IN ACTION.
SERGT . SPEARMAN C. KILLED IN ACTION.
SERGT . TALBOT A. KILLED IN ACTION.
CORPORAL ROGERS A. KILLED IN ACTION.
GUNNER HOLMAN C. KILLED IN ACTION.
GUNNER PARKES C. KILLED IN ACTION.
DRIVER BELSHAM G. KILLED IN ACTION.
DRIVER BLOWER J. KILLED IN ACTION.

SERGEANT CODD I. DIED.
CORPORAL LEWIS G.W. DIED.
GUNNER EATON P. DIED.
GUNNER EDWARDS M.T. DIED.
GUNNER KENNY T. DIED.
GUNNER JACQUES T. DIED.
GUNNER BARNETT F. DIED.
DRIVER ELLIOTT F.G. DIED.

DRIVER WILKINSON W. DIED.
GUNNER GELLING F.C. DIED.
GUNNER MUSSETT M. DIED.
GUNNER MOULDER J. DIED.
GUNNER THOMAS E.J. DIED.
GUNNER WILLIAMSON T. DIED.
GUNNER STRICKSON J.H. DIED.
GUNNER HIBBERD W.T. DIED.

ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES.

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U Battery, Royal Horse Artillery 9 years 4 weeks ago #44087

Frank Kelley Offline Senior Member Posts: 6739 Thank you received: 958	Have you been loitering with intent in the West Porch again?
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U Battery, Royal Horse Artillery 9 years 4 weeks ago #44089

BereniceUK Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 3366 Thank you received: 2315	Frank Kelley wrote: Have you been loitering with intent in the West Porch again? Guilty as charged! I was in Manchester yesterday afternoon and popped into the cathedral to re-photograph the ABW memorial plaques.
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U Battery, Royal Horse Artillery 9 years 4 weeks ago #44093

Frank Kelley Offline Senior Member Posts: 6739 Thank you received: 958	It is certainly a small world, I was just a few yards away in the "old wellington" on the same afternoon, whilst, I had no reason to take any photographs, of course, had I actually done so, I would have had no issues with light, or lack of it, as is the case in the cathedral.
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