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From St Gile's, Church, Kilmington.



To the glory of God,
And in pious memory
of
Lieut Ernest William Gardner,
2nd Brabant Horse
Pte Walter Sidney Underdown
19th Hussars
Benjamin Smith
Devon Regt
Who gave their lives for England
In the Boer War, 1899 - 1902

E W Gardner died of enteric 5 April 1901 at Graaf Reinet aged 22. He was the third son of Major S H Gardner, Broomfield, Tiverton, Devon, was born 15 May 1878 in Galway and educated at Blundell's School, Tiverton, 1890-1895. He joined the 2nd BrH in December 1899, and saw service at Wepener, Dordrecht, Stormberg Senekal, Belfast and Wittebergen. He was buried in Graaff Reinet cemetery. His commanding officer wrote of him as 'a gallant and fearless officer and a true British gentleman'.

Thank you, David - very smart-looking memorial. I wonder if it's been restored, or just well-looked after.

Walter S. Underdown - died 25th January 1902
Benjamin G. Smith - ?

www.devonheritage.org/Places/Kilmington/...nBoerWarMemorial.htm

I am not sure about B Smith, Berenice. There is only one B Smith fatality on the roll but he was from Nesbitt's Horse and died from bee stings.

Did you spot the other ABW memorial in the church, the one to Gardner?

No I've not been there myself but I have seen a picture of brass plaque on the link you posted.