TOPIC:

OLD BOYS WORFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOER WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE.

ST. PETER'S CHURCH,
MAIN STREET,
WORFIELD,
BRIDGNORTH,
SHROPSHIRE,
WV15 5LF,
ENGLAND.

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St. Peter's Church, Worfield


Memorial plaque inside church


Memorial plaque inside church

A rectangular brass plaque with a latin cross on the top border mounted on a black marble backboard, with a decorative line border and a chalice engraved centrally with the lettering in black and red capitals.
Inscribed thus:

"A M D G

AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF

WILLIAM LOMAS IMPERIAL YEOMANRY

CHARLES MEREDITH IMPERIAL YEOMANRY

JEREMIAH MAPP IMPERIAL YEOMANRY

HARRY WADLOW 19TH HUSSARS

OLD BOYS OF WORFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL
WHO FELL IN THE
GREAT BOER WAR 1899-1902

THIS TABLET AND CHALICE PRESENTED BY
MASTERS AND SCHOOLFELLOWS

REQUIESCENT IN PACE"

Worfield is a very picturesque Shropshire village, the nearest major town being Bridgnorth. Three of the Worfield Grammar School alumnii served with the Imperial Yeomanry, which is no surprise really, as they could have been sons of the local gentry. Further research may elaborate on this hypothesis.
Worfield Grammar School is no longer in existence as far as I can see.

Please note, the church is open daily to visitors but car parking can be an issue in the narrow lanes and village centre.

WORFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL OLD BOYS ROLL OF HONOUR

1041 SERGEANT WILLIAM SAMUEL LOMAS:6th (Staffordshire Company) 4th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry.
Died of disease at Harrismith 19/08/1900
Interred at Harrismith Town monument 5.
Also commemorated at Lichfield Cathedral.

QSA: Cape Colony/ Orange Free State

22364 PRIVATE CHARLES HENRY MEREDITH 13th (Shropshire) Company 4th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry.
Died of disease at Vryburg 18/01/1902
Interred at Vryburg monument 10.

Also commemorated at Lichfield Cathedral.

QSA: Cape Colony/Orange Free State/ Transvaal/ South Africa 1901/ South Africa 1902

104 CONSTABLE JEREMIAH MAPP: Johannesburg Police
Died of wounds Johannesburg 30/03/1901
Interred at Johannesburg, Braanfontein 1 : monument 14.

Also served with 6th (Staffordshire) Company 4th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry as Lance Corporal.

Also commemorated at Lichfield Cathedral.

QSA: Cape Colony/ Transvaal/ Wittebergen/ South Africa 1901.

4663 PRIVATE HARRY WADLOW ( INITIAL' E' IN WATT AND FIND MY PAST) 19th HUSSARS.
Killed in action at Elands River on 02/01901
Interred at Machadodorp monument 2a.
Also commemorated on the monument at Diamond Hill.

QSA: Transvaal/South Africa 1901.