Northampton Mercury Friday 2/10/1903 printed a lengthy report of the unveiling, which began:
'NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL. UNVEILED BY LORD ROBERTS. The unveiling of the memorial window and tablets that have been placed in Peterborough Cathedral "to commemorate brave men," men of Northamptonshire who gave their lives for their Sovereign and country during the war that raged in South Africa from the autumn of 1899 to the summer of 1902, took place at noon on Tuesday. The greatest possible interest was shown in the ceremony, which was performed by Field Marshal Lord Roberts, K.G., V.C., the "Commander-in- Chief of the British Army. There was an exceedingly large congregation at the service, and the city itself was crowded with thousands of visitors from a wide radius. Lord Roberts travelled from London to Peterborough on Monday evening. He spent the night at Milton Hall, the residence of Major G. W. Fitzwilliam, who entertained a large house party for the occasion. At a quarter to eleven on Tuesday morning Lord Roberts left Milton Hall in a carriage and four, for Peterborough. He had an escort of the Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry, under Major Henry Wickham, and with his lordship there rode his Aide-de-Camp, Captain the Hon. Hugh Dawnay, Major-General Sir William Gatacre, and Earl Fitzwilliam. In a second carriage were Colonel Lord Euston, commanding the 1st Volunteer Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, Lord Kesteven, and Major McNeill, the last-named being aide-de-camp to Major- General Gatacre. Peterborough was reached at about twenty minutes past eleven. An exceedingly large crowd had gathered in the Market-place, and as Lord Roberts' carriage was driven to the Guildhall, the famous soldier smilingly acknowledged the repeated and hearty cheering of the onlookers. Outside the Guildhall, Lord Roberts was received by a guard of honour composed of two officers aud fifty rank and file of the G and H, ' the Peterborough, Companies of the Northamptonshire Volunteers. The officers in charge were Major Perowne and Lieut. Walker. Alighting from his carriage at the entrance to the Guildhall, Lord Roberts was received by the Mayor of Peterborough, Mr. G. Keeble, and the Marquis of Exeter, the Lord Paramount of the Soke of Peterborough, and was conducted to the Mayors Parlour, where he held informal reception of local dignitaries. After the reception a procession was formed and slowly wended its way through streets kept by lines troops, from the 'Guildhall to the Cathedral. The procession was headed by the Chief Constable of Peterborough, following whom were the bearer of the mace of the Borough of Stamford, the Mayor of Stamford (Alderman Knott, J.P.), the bearer of the mace of the Borough of Northampton (Mr. T. A. Stimpson), the Mayor of Northampton, Alderman T. Purser, the Recorder of Northampton, Mr. E. P. Monckton, the bearer of the mace of the City of Peterborough, the Mayor of Peterborough, with the town Clerk, Deputy Mayor, Aldermen, Councillors, and officials; Colonel Walker, J.P., Mr J H. Beeby, J.P., Mr. R. Bodley, R.A. (who designed the window), the Rev. W. Hopkinson (the hon. secretary of the Memorial Committee), the Right Hon. C.R. Spencer, M.P., Mr S.G. Stopford Sackville, M.P., Mr. R. Purvis, M.P., District Chief Surgeon Audland, of the St. John Ambulance Brigade; Major Deacon, Major Fitzwilliam, Colonel J. Hill, Colonel Lord Euston, Colonel T C. Orde Powlett, Major McNeill, Captain the Hon. Hugh Dawnay, Lord Kesteven, Lord Melville, Earl Fitzwilliam, Major-General Lord Chesham of the Imperial Yeomanry; Major-General Sir W. Gatacre, Lord Roberts, and the Marquis of Exeter. The Band of the 1st Volunteer Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, under Bandmaster J. Campbell, played a salute as the procession emerged from the Town Hall. The route to the Cathedral was kept by 100 non-commissioned officers and men of the 1st Volunteer Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment under Lieutenant-Colonel Mulliner, Captain and Adjutant Coldwell, Captain W. Hughes, Captain H. Jackson, Lieutenant A. H. Rice, and Lieutenant Everett...'
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