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The plaque is in St Peter & St Paul's Church, Langham, Rutland. The maker's name reads HART SON PEARD & CO LD LONDON
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart,_Son,_Peard_and_Co .





The tablet below is in Langham Baptist Church, and, according to the IWM database, is the only example of an ABW memorial in a UK Baptist Church. I had to take the photo through a window at the front of the church, and through an interior doorway (luckily, that door had been left open).


The inscription definitely says "10th Hussars," despite the IWM site stating that it reads "14th."
www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/60125




A SOLDIER'S DEATH . - On Monday, at 12.30 p.m., a memorial service was held in the Parish Church for Private William Mann, No. 65, 14th Hussars, who died from wounds at Pretoria on July 15th. The service was conducted by the Rev. R. D. Ninis, and the choir was well represented. There was a congregation of about seventy-five: showing the respect felt for one of our own sons who has honourably and gloriously died fighting for his Queen and country. He was born here, and received his education in the village School, so that he was well known, and is mourned for by his fellow-scholars as well as by older inhabitants.

Grantham Journal, Saturday 28th July 1900

Berenice
My Cavalry CD shows "65 Pte. W.Mann,14th Royal Hussars" as Dangerously wounded Derdepoorte 11/7/00 and Died 15/7/00. His QSA bore the clasps "RofK","Diamond Hill". "Johannesburg". It appears that William Mann initially went to South Africa with 10H and was later transferred to 14RH. There is a listing to the effect that he went with 10H on the CD. His regimental number in 10H was 2997.
Hence, the Langham Church tablet having "Late of the 10th Hussars".
Best regards
IL.

Thanks, IL. I think it's nice that the two memorials are so different in content, appearance, and style. Perhaps the one in the Baptist Church was made locally.

He appears to have been buried in Pretoria his grave remains extant and marked with it's original metal cross.

See also:
samilitaryhistory.org/vol106hb.html

THE DIARY OF 3016 PTE HORACE BELL, 14TH REGIMENT OF HUSSARS
July 14th: heard today of the death of Private Mann, who was wounded at Surprise Hill; also heard of the death of Lieutenant Pilkington, a young officer of the 1st Royals who was attached to us at one time.

LinneyI wrote: Berenice
My Cavalry CD shows "65 Pte. W.Mann,14th Royal Hussars" as Dangerously wounded Derdepoorte 11/7/00 and Died 15/7/00. His QSA bore the clasps "RofK","Diamond Hill". "Johannesburg". It appears that William Mann initially went to South Africa with 10H and was later transferred to 14RH. There is a listing to the effect that he went with 10H on the CD. His regimental number in 10H was 2997.
Hence, the Langham Church tablet having "Late of the 10th Hussars".
Best regards
IL.

Berenice has kindly bought this thread to my attention on account of the memorials, which are excellent.

As to William Mann's service; he was a reservist and had served with the 10th Hussars #2997. When war broke out he was in SA on the Reserve and was assigned to the 14th Hussars number 65. The remarks for him on the medal roll are:



There are four other men on the same page with this type of notation.

I have seen notations in the rolls for these men where the number is prefixed "SA" indicating being taken up in SA, for example SAR92 W Jones Yorkshire LI whose KSA I have. Unfortunately I have no idea or clues as to his previous service.



Regards
Meurig