Buxton Boer War Memorial

Buxton's Boer war memorial in located at the top of the stairs at the park entrance to the town hall.

ERECTED BY THE BUXTON URBAN DISTRICT COUN-

CIL TO COMMEMORATE THE BRAVERY OF THE

GALLANT MEN OF THE DISTRICT WHO VOLUNTEERED

FOR ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR

1900-2 SERGEANTS PERKINS AND BRINDLEY AND

CORPORALS CHAPPEL AND PERKINS WERE THE

FIRST VOLUNTEERS TO LEAVE THE SHORES OF ENGLAND

ON ACTIVE SERVICE: SERGEANT PERKINS WAS KILLED

IN ACTION AT RHENOSTER RIVER JUNE 7TH 1900.

CAPT G D GOODMAN

SERGT W H PERKINS

SERGT F BRINDLEY

CORPL A G CHAPPELL

CORPL W C PERKIN

COPPL W J TURNER

LIEUT R TURNER D S O

SERGT S BOUCHEN

TROOPER G BENTLEY

LANCE CORPL BLACKNEY

PRIVATE E NORTON

PRIVATE G W PERKINS

All photographs by Chris Gleave