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Tag Archives: Anglo Boer War
Gloucestershire Regiment ABW Memorial in Bristol
The Gloucestershire Regiment South African War Memorial may be found at Google Earth co-ordinates: 51.457683° -2.608860°, on an island in Queens Road, Bristol. The Memorial was unveiled on 4 Mar 1905, and attended by: Field Marshal Earl Roberts VC KG KP … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Bristol, Gloucestershire Regiment, South African War
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Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson VC.
Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson (23/09/1872 – 15/12/1932) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at Wolvespruit, about 15 miles north of Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa, on 5 July 1990. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 14 September 1900 Issue: 27229 … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Cemetery, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Personal, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson VC, Liverpool, St James Cemetery, VC, Victoria Cross
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The “Gloria Victis” Memorial, Potchefstroom
On the terrain of the Reformed Church’s Theological School, in its South-Easterly corner, stands a modest monument in the form of a three – and half meter high obelisk. The lettering on the white marble is worn as a result of … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, South Africa
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Gloria Victis, Potchefstroom, Reformed Church Theological School
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Harry Norton Schofield VC
Harry Norton Schofield (29/01/1865 – 10/10/1931) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions while serving as a captain in the Royal Artillery (Royal Field Artillery), during the Second Boer War on 15 December 1899, at the Battle of Colenso. The Citation, … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Natal, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Battle of Colenso, Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC, George Nurse VC, Harry Norton Schofield VC, Walter Norris Congreve VC
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Sir Walter Norris Congreve VC.
Walter Norris Congreve (20/11/1862 – 28/02/1927) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions while serving as a Captain in the Rifle Brigade during the Anglo Boer War at the Battle of Colenso. Along with Lieutenant Frederick Roberts, Cpl George Nurse and Harry Norton … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, France, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Natal, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Battle of Colenso, First World War, Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC, George Nurse VC, Harry Norton Schofield VC, Natal, Walter Norris Congreve VC
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Arthur Martin-Leake VC*
Arthur Martin-Leake (04/04/1874 – 22/06/1953) is one of three men who were awarded the Victoria Cross twice. While attached to the 5th Field Ambulance during the Second Boer War on 8 February 1902, he was awarded his first VC for his … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Arthur Martin-Leake VC, First World War, Royal Army Medical Corps, Victoria Cross, Vlakfontein, Western Front
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Charles Fitzclarence VC
Charles Fitzclarence (08/05/1865 – 02/11/1914) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Anglo Boer War while serving in The Royal Fusiliers. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 6 July 1900, Issue: 27208, Page: 4196, reads: … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Belgium, Charles Fitzclarence VC, First World War, Menin Gate, Polygon Wood, VC, Victoria Cross, Zonnebeke
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John Norwood VC
John Norwood (08/09/1876 – 08/09/1914) was serving as a second lieutenant in the 5th Dragoon Guards during the Second Boer War when his actions resulted in him being awarded the Victoria Cross. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Natal, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged ABW, Anglo Boer War, Battle of the Marne, Boer War, John Norwood VC, Ladysmith, Sablonnieres, Sablonnieres Communal Cemetery
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Worcestershire Anglo Boer War Memorial
The Memorial to the Men of Worcestershire who lost their lives in the Boer War stands outside Worcester Cathedral. The Memorial is a bronze depiction of a soldier of the Worcester Regiment kneeling as he prepares to fire his last cartridge. … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, ROH, South Africa, United Kingdom
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Memorial, South Africa, William Robert Colton, Worcester Cathedral, Worcestershire, Worcestershire Regiment
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Charles Edward Parker VC
Charles Edward Haydon Parker (10/03/1870 – 05/12/1918) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Anglo Boer War. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 26 June 1900, Issue: 27205, Page: 3964, reads: “On the occasion of the action … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross
Tagged ABW, Anglo Boer War, Charles Edward Parker VC, Edmund Phipps-Hornby VC, Francis Aylmer Maxwell VC, Isaac Lodge VC, VC, Victoria Cross
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