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Memorial: M4934

A captured gun dedicated to those of HMS ‘Doris’ who died in the Second Boer War 1889 – 1902.

Location

Devonport Park, Plymouth, England

Transcript

'READY . AYE . READY', 'THIS GUN CAPTURED FROM THE BOERS / DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902, / HAS BEEN ERECTED HERE BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S. DORIS / IN MEMORY OF THE SHIPMATES WHO / LOST THEIR LIVES IN THAT CAMPAIGN'', 'J.H. PLUMBE MAJOR R.M.L.I / C.A.E. HUDDART MIDSHIPMAN R.N. / STRUAN ROBERTSON MIDSHIPMAN R.N. / JAMES MENZIES MIDSHIPMAN R.N. / LIONEL LLOYD MIDSHIPMAN R.N. / JOHN BOYLE PRIVATE R.M.L.I. / FRANCIS DORAN PRIVATE R.M.L.I.', ' FRANCIS COLEMAN A.B. / MATTHEW WISE A.B. / ALBERT G. EDWARDS A.B. / JOHN E. HOOK ORD. / WILLIAM LOCKETT STOKER / W.J. PHILLIPS 2ND S.B.S. / LEWIS WELLS 2ND DOM.'

Details

Description: A captured field gun (pom-pom) on a pedestal of Dartmoor granite. Inscription on three panels surrounded by rope twist borders, Motto above.
Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMS Doris

Event

Second Boer War

Event Date

1899-1902

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Boyle, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Coleman, Francis
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Doran, Francis
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Edwards, Albert G.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hook, John E.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Huddart, Cymbeline Alfonso Edric
Age: 18
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Lloyd, Lionel Rodney
Age: 19
Date of Death: 27/4/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Lockett, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Menzies, James
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1901
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Phillips, William J.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Steward
Organisation: Royal Navy
Plumbe, J.H.
Age: 41
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Major
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Robertson, Struan
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 25/2/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wells, Lewis
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Domestic?
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wise, Matthew
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: To the fourteen man of the 'Doris' who died during the South African Campaign 1900. The gun was captured from the Boers at Paardeberg. It is reported that Major Plumbe's dog sat with his body for 6 hours.
Bibliography: 'Military Chest' July 1893.
Recorder: David Saunders, B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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