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These two memorial plaques were originally in the school chapel, but are now in the Church of St Mary and St Helena, Elstow. The village is on the southern edge of the Bedford urban area, and is a conservation area, well-worth a visit.
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1380 Private Charles Carpenter Hearn, South African Constabulary. Died of enteric fever at Pretoria on 13th February 1902, aged 20.
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Lieutenant James Allan Whitehead, 5th Manchester Regiment. Died of enteric fever at Heilbron on 28th May 1902, aged 19.
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Seven memorial plaques originate from the school chapel; Carpenter's is to the right, in the centre, and Hearn's is the bottom one on the left.
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This view of the Whitehead plaque shows more clearly "Transferred from Elstow School Chapel."
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Hearn is named on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial - www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memor...rial/Detail/80000597
He seems to have joined the South African Constabulary from Canada, and QSAMIKE added his name to this thread - www.angloboerwar.com/forum/8-events/9999...-africa-constabulary
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. Enteric, where not otherwise stated: —
5th Manchester Regiment (attached Army Service Corps). — Lieutenant John Allan Whitehead, Heilbron, May 28.
The Manchester Courier, Monday, 2nd June, 1902


....Death of an Officer. — Intelligence has just been received of the death from enteric fever of Lieut. Jas. Allan Whitehead, who has been serving with the 5th Manchesier Regiment in South Africa. Lieut. Whitehead, who was only 19 years of age, was the only son of Mr. Jas. Whitehead, clerk to the Todmorden School Board.
The Burnley Express, Wednesday 4th June 1902
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He was James Allan Whitehead, born 3rd quarter of 1883 in the Todmorden district, so was actually aged 18 at the time of his death.