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The marble tablet commemorates Trooper William Taylor who died of wounds in May 1900, and Trooper Alfred Allingham who died in service in June 1901 during the South African (Boer) War.
HILLGROVE, Thursday. A memorial tablet to Troopers Taylor and Allingham, who fell in the South African War, was yesterday erected at the post and telegraph office. The memorial is of a very neat design.
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 6 November 1903.
Location
Address: | 106 Brackin Street, Hillgrove Post Office, Hillgrove, 2350 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -30.570281 Long: 151.903448 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Military |
Designer: | Mr Herbert (Colonial Architect`s Department) |
Monument Manufacturer: | Mr McPhee (Armidale. NSW) |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 4th November, 1903 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA, NRWMErected by the citizens of Hillgrove
To the memory of William G. Taylor.
N. S. Wales Mounted Infantry,
Died from wounds received at the Battle of Koetizie`s Drift, South Africa, May 1900.
And
Trooper Alfred J. Allingham,
Australian Rifles,
Died on service, South Africa, June 1901
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