Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH DEDICATORY MARBLE TABLET WITH ORNATELY CARVED FRAME
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
ST SWITHUNS CHURCH
Street
Chapelgate
Town
East Retford
District
Country
Postcode
DN22 6PJ
OS map ref
SK 70647 81324
Other Details
IN THE SOUTH TRANSEPT
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Sherwood Rangers Imperial Yeomanry South African War Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE OF THE/ SHERWOOD RANGERS IMPERIAL YEOMANRY/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR/ SOVEREIGN AND COUNTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA 1900 - 1902/ (NAMES)/ THIS WINDOW WAS DEDICATED BY THEIR FRIENDS "NOT ONCE OR TWICE IN OUR FAIR ISLAND'S STORY THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY"
(EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
War
How many names are listed in total?
15
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
No
Of the names listed, how many died?
15
What information is listed for those commemorated?
rank
How is this information ordered?
rank
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
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What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
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Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
REF: 'THE BOER WAR, 1899 - 1902, REMEMBERED IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE' IN 'SOLDIER'S OF THE QUEEN' P14-19
Supervisor comments
IT IS UNCLEAR AS TO WHICH OF THE LIGHTS DIRECTLY RELATES TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONFLICT - BOTTOM FIVE COMMEMORATE WW1
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
C E Kempe & Co Ltd
What role did they have in the making?