Watford
THE SOLDIERS FROM THIS DISTRICT OF THE REGULAR AND AUXILIARY FORCES
WHO DIED IN SOUTH AFRICA IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR
SOVEREIGN AND COUNTRY
1899 – 1902
ERECTED BY MRS W.R.WOOLRYCH OF CROXLEY HOUSE
1903
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| Location | West side of Queens Road just north of the junction with Sutton Road (effectively at the north-west corner of Queens Road and Sutton Road). |
| Side inscription | DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS FROM THIS DISTRICT OF THE REGULAR AND AUXILIARY FORCES WHO DIED IN SOUTH AFRICA IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR SOVEREIGN AND COUNTRY 1899 – 1902 ERECTED BY MRS W.R.WOOLRYCH OF CROXLEY HOUSE 1903 |
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| MDFCTA number | 1598 |
| Type and size | Trough 1d 9ft 6in granite |
| Original location | Watford, Herts. Queen’s Road |
| Date erected | 19 November 1903 |
| Comments | Paid for by Mrs Woolrych of Croxley Green in memory of Herts soldiers who died during South African War. One of many troughs with an inscription that refers to the Boer War. Who was Mrs. Woolrych? |