Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
A two light stained glass window, above which are tracery features, set above a brass plaque. The left light depicts a figure of Joshua with the text "As Captain of the Host of the Lord am I now come" and below the Angel bidding him to take off his shoes. The right light depicts a figure of St. Paul with the inscription on the scroll "Fight the good fight of faith" and below he is giving Timothy the charge. On each light the text is painted within a black lined border, set between two painted angels in prayer. Below the window is an associated, wall mounted, landscape orientated, engraved brass plaque which carries the commemoration and names (in three columns). The first letter of principle words and the initials of the fallen are infilled with red enamel paint, the remaining text is infilled with black enamel paint.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Rugby School
Street
Lawrence Sheriff Street
Town
Rugby
District
County
Country
Postcode
CV21 3AZ
OS map ref
SP 50449 75015

Rugby School - Second Boer War Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Plaque - THIS WINDOW IS SET HERE BY RUGBEIANS TO THE MEMORY OF SCHOOLFELLOWS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902. THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED BELOW./ IT STANDS IN THE PLACE OF ONE GIVEN IN 1852 BY OLD RUGBEIANS IN INDIA, THE COLOURS OF WHICH HAD PERISHED./ (NAMES)
War
How many names are listed in total?
25
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
25
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Rank, forename initials, surname
How is this information ordered?
Rank
Please include any additional information here
The name of Lieutenant H F Schwabe appears out of rank order in the bottom, right hand corner.
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
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What condition is this component in?
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
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Messrs Morris and Son
What role did they have in the making?
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
What role did they have in the making?
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
74935
Image
Rugby School - Boer War, plaque.
Priority
-3
What is the image's caption?
Rugby School - Boer War, plaque.
Who is it credited to?
Rob Palmer.
Date Taken
3/5/2016
Who took or provided this image?
Rob Palmer.
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
82075
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
p1060042.jpg
Media Image Height
1728
Media Image Width
2304
Media ID
74937
Image
Rugby School - Boer War, plaque detail.
Priority
-2
What is the image's caption?
Rugby School - Boer War, plaque detail.
Who is it credited to?
Rob Palmer.
Date Taken
3/5/2016
Who took or provided this image?
Rob Palmer.
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
82077
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
p1060043.jpg
Media Image Height
1728
Media Image Width
2304
Media ID
74936
Image
Rugby School - Boer War, window.
Priority
-1
What is the image's caption?
Rugby School - Boer War, window.
Who is it credited to?
Rob Palmer.
Date Taken
3/5/2016
Who took or provided this image?
Rob Palmer.
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
82076
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
p1060041.jpg
Media Image Height
1728
Media Image Width
2304