I have started to investigate the life & times of the 44 men on the Pembrokeshire Boer War Memorial in Haverfordwest.
Two are fully accounted for and one has been posted (Civil Surgeon Stanley Whicher). The other a local history society have done a brilliant job on – he served in the 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment under an alias, for no apparent reason – the family were perfectly respectable and aged 19 he was working as a Solicitor’s Clerk.
I am now on the nephews of the Earl of Cawdor (then owner of the Stackpole Estate in Pembrokeshire now NT). The two brothers Lambton have already expanded into three because a third served and survived.
The eldest was called Alexander Frederick Lambton, served in the 1st Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry and was killed in action at the Battle of Magersfontein.
I have identified up to 13 memorials to him if you allow me to count the rim of his single clasp QSA. As of yesterday I have photos of 9 showing his name – 5 taken by myself.
Two of the photos eluding me are his headstone/grave marker in the West End Garden of Remembrance at Kimberley and the rim of his QSA – can anybody oblige?
He received his education at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire. I know there is a Boer War Memorial there with 65 names on it – 56 were officers which contrasts interestingly with only 1 officer among my 207 Smethwickians. I cannot find a photo of it, so just wondering if there is an Old Wellingtonian amongst the Forummers who might be able to oblige before I approach the College.
He also went to Sandhurst. I have not been able to find any evidence that there is a Boer War Memorial at Sandhurst but surely there must be although I shudder to think how many names are on it. Does anybody know the answer and even better have some photos?
Two are fully accounted for and one has been posted (Civil Surgeon Stanley Whicher). The other a local history society have done a brilliant job on – he served in the 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment under an alias, for no apparent reason – the family were perfectly respectable and aged 19 he was working as a Solicitor’s Clerk.
I am now on the nephews of the Earl of Cawdor (then owner of the Stackpole Estate in Pembrokeshire now NT). The two brothers Lambton have already expanded into three because a third served and survived.
The eldest was called Alexander Frederick Lambton, served in the 1st Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry and was killed in action at the Battle of Magersfontein.
I have identified up to 13 memorials to him if you allow me to count the rim of his single clasp QSA. As of yesterday I have photos of 9 showing his name – 5 taken by myself.
Two of the photos eluding me are his headstone/grave marker in the West End Garden of Remembrance at Kimberley and the rim of his QSA – can anybody oblige?
He received his education at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire. I know there is a Boer War Memorial there with 65 names on it – 56 were officers which contrasts interestingly with only 1 officer among my 207 Smethwickians. I cannot find a photo of it, so just wondering if there is an Old Wellingtonian amongst the Forummers who might be able to oblige before I approach the College.
He also went to Sandhurst. I have not been able to find any evidence that there is a Boer War Memorial at Sandhurst but surely there must be although I shudder to think how many names are on it. Does anybody know the answer and even better have some photos?