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Title
Boer War Memorial
Date
1904
Medium
red granite shaft & grey granite base
Measurements
H 300 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
G82_GB_S004
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
West Dunbartonshire Council
Custodian
West Dunbartonshire Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
9th October 1904
Access
at all times
Inscription description
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF DUMBARTON / IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LEFT THE BURGH / TO FIGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA / AND WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR / 1899 – 1902 / “DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI” CAPTAIN PETER ROBERT DENNY 1ST (KINGS) / DRAGOON GUARDS. ATTACHED TO 14TH HUSSARS / DRIVER W. WALLACE. ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY / DRIVER J. McGHEE. SCOTTISH RIFLES / DRIVER. F. GADNEY. 1ST HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY / DRIVER J. PONSONBY. A. & S. H. (MILITIA) / AND / 1ST DUMBARTONSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. SERVICE COMY. / ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS. / SERGT. J. C. MORRISON. / CORPL. W.L.L. FITZWILLIAMS. / L.CORPL. T. STEVENSON. / PRIVATE R.M. DUNCAN. / PRIVATE W. KELLY. / PRIVATE D.W. MOORE. / PRIVATE M. DONNELLY.
