Cheltenham War Memorial - South Africa 1899-1902

The War Memorial is located in the centre of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK, on the Promenade, at the North end of the Municipal Office gardens.

Front.

This memorial is erected in memory of those Cheltenham men, who, either as regulars, or volunteers, died in their country's service, during the South African war, and on the side panels hereof are recorded the names of those Cheltenham men who volunteered, and served in the war.

Col. DICK-CUNYNGHAM,
Lt. IAN A. CAMPBELL (G.H.),
Lt. Col. EUSTACE C. KNOX (18th. H.),
Lt. Col. W. ALDWORTH, DSO (D.C.L.I.),
Maj. E. SHOWERS (L.H.).
Capt. W. COLLINS (Ches. R.),
Capt. EAGER (N.F.),
Lts. S.R. THEOBALD (9th. Lcrs.),
G.E. COURTENAY (A&S.H.),
J.T. DENNIS (R.DUB.FUS.),
P.J.V. DREW (Kim. R.),
G.C.D. FERGUSSON (R.B.),
R.E. MEYRICKE (R.E.),
T. MORRIS (6th. D. Cds.),
2nd. Lts. A.C. NEAVE (York.R.)
A.C.S. KNOX-FLETCHER (R.I.R.),
Sgt. Maj. B. GRAY,
Sgt. A. COOPER.
L-Cpl. T. BRADLEY,
Pts. C. ASTON,
J. AVERIES,
J. BOND,
W. BUTLER,
W. DAVIS,
A.G. CLAPHAM,
W. DREW,
T.C. DODWELL,
C.H. HOOPER,
A. KING,
W. MILES,
W.R. MOTT,
C. NAISH,
A.J. PIGEON,
C. POWELL,
T. REGAN,
H.J. WAITE,
C. WHITE,
W.W. WILCOX (Glos. R.).
Sgt. W.C. STONE (N.M.P.),
L-Cpl. W. GRANVILLE (G. Gds.),
R.J.C. DAUBENEY (L.H.),
Tpr. W.E. CULLIS (5th. Lancers),
L-Cpl. F.E. HEWER,
A. PEARCE (5th. D.Grds.),
Pts. W. DEE (C.G.A.),
G.H. EVANS (R.B.),
J. GURNEY,
F. KIDMAN (W.R.),
Cpl. W. HARRIS (4th. .H),
L-Cpl. T.H. DAVIS (4th. B.K.R.R.),
Lt. BAILLIE GUTHRIE (C.I.V.),
Sgts. J. CALDERWOOD (K.Scs.),
REID (R.G.H.),
Sgt. F.C. MARTIN (A.S.C.),
Cpl. E. BALDWIN (R.G.H.),
L-Cpl. W. BROWNING (1st.G.R.E.V.),
Trps. J. BARROW (BRAB.H.),
H.T. BROOKES, R.G. BROOKE,
H.A. EVES,
E.A. SOLE,
A. TAYLEUR (I.Y.),
H.G. BAGGS (1st.V.B.E.R.),
Pts. T.S. JENKINS (D.T.G.),
T. MAISEY (1st.V.B.G.R.)

on panel below:-

Unveiled by Lt. Gen. Sir IAN HAMILTON, K.C.B. 17th. July 1907

W. NASH SKILLICORNE, Mayor.

Right hand side.

Officers NCO and men (Vol.) belonging to Cheltenham who served in South Africa.

R.G.H.I.Y Vet Off. T.A. HUBAND.
S-Maj. A. SEAGER,
Sgt. J. BUTLER.
Cpls. H.S. CLARK,
E. HOOPER,
E. SMEETON.
Trps. C. ARTER,
F. BALDWIN,
F.A. BEDDARD,
F. BURROUGHS,
F. DAVIDSON,
G. DICKINSON,
E.W. DICKS,
R.H. GREAVES,
W. JONES,
W.A. MATHER,
R.F.S. ROSOMAN,
A. ST.CLAIR-FORD,
S. SPARROW,
S. WALKER,
H.A. WALWIN,
H. WARNER,
R. WORKMAN.
I.Y. Maj. MACDONALD,
Capt. R.B. WILSON, and W.F. McDONELL
Lts. C. BENWELL,
G.A. BUCKLAND,
H.Q. GLENNY,
H.B. HOGARTH,
F.F. ROGERS.
Sgts. F.C. CHESHIRE,
F.G. FRANCIS
Trps. A. BAKER,
E.K. CLARK,
A.W. FRASER,
W.A. FRASER,
H.C. KING,
H. MERRY,
A.J. WHITE.
Trumpr. G. CROWTHER
Shoeing smith W. ISAAC.
Capts. W. MASSEY (E.G.M.R.),
P.C. CLOWES (W.A.B.C.),
Lts. A.J. BARNARD (C.H.),
D.R.CLOWES (C.M.R.),
A. WILSON (B.C.),
Dr. MARTIN (M.C.).
S-smith G. HOPTON (R.F.A.)
Sgts. G. HASTINGS (C.M.P.),
J.F. VILLAR (K.S.),
Cpl. C.L. JEWELL (N.Z.).
Tprs. BETHELL,
BETHELL,
W. DEE (M.T.G.),
A. CALDERWOOD (B.H.),
F.J. MARSHALL (R.F.F.),
F.A.W. MATTHEWS,
G.H.S. MATTHEWS (S.H.).
Pte. C.F. FRASER (2nd.G.H.)

Left hand side.

Officers, NCO and men (vol.), belonging to Cheltenham, who served in South Africa.

1st. G.R.E.V.
Cpl. A. DODWELL,
2nd. Cpl. G. GRIEVE,
Sappers A. BULL,
J. COOMBES,
H. FARMER,
H. HARRIS,
J.R. KARN,
F. LAWRENCE,
A. MEULBROUCK,
A. ROBERTS,
H.G. ROCK,
F. RYDER,
J. SALLIS,
H. SUCH.
Joined I.Y. Cpl. H. YOUNG (Sgt. I.Y.)
2nd. V.B.G.R. Capt. C.E.F. MOUAT-BIGGS,
Sgt. A.V. HOLMAN,
Cpl. W.A. BENDALL,
L-Cpl. A. BUNSTON,
Pts. S.C.H. DIX,
S.P. EXCELL,
A. HARRIES,
C.O. JAMES,
H. JAMES,
A.E. LAWRENCE,
D.P. SMITH,
W.H. TRELEAVEN,
A. WELLS,
J.M. WYLLIE
G.E. YATEMAN.
Joined I.Y. Sgt. J.W. PRICE (Sq. S-Maj. I.Y.),
L-Cpl. W.H. CODBY (Sgt. I.Y.),
Pts. R.R. CLAY,
H.S.T. DEVEREUX,
C.A. SHAW
S. THOMPSON
Joined A.M.C. Pte C. KINGSTON
Joined S.A.C. Pts. O. BEARD,
A.S. COWLEY.
Joined P.O.C. Pte. T. EVANS (Col-Sgt. P.O.C.)
Trps. J.S. SAUNDERS,
L.G. WILLIAMS (L.H.),
W. HOLTAM, S.E. MILES,
NEVILLE (S.A.C.),
H.W. PEEBLES (Canads.),
G.J. SUMPTION (C.T.H.),
E.G. LENTHALL (C.M.R.),
Pte. A.R. NIBLETT (V.B.S.W.B.),
Cpls. R.F. ELMES,
F.M. RANSOM, (S.A.C.),
Cpl. A.M. ARTER (S.A.C.),
Pte. W.H. MORGAN (A.S.C.),
Sgt. W.E. TANNER (E.K.R.),
Pte. S.R. DAVIS (2nd. S.W. Brs.)

Record taken in August 1998 by John Hyde