Located inside Christ Church Cathedral in Nelson, this memorial tablet is commonly called the 'Childrens' Boer War memorial' as it was paid for by penny subscriptions from local school children.
It was unveiled by the Bishop of Nelson on 21 December 1905.
The inscription reads: ERECTED / BY THE / PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN OF NELSON PROVINCE / IN MEMORY OF / THE TROOPERS FROM THIS DISTRICT WHO LOST / THEIR LIVES IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902 / LEONARD MATTHEWS TARRANT | WILLIAM AUBREY JENNINGS / PHILIP COSTLER BEST | GEORGE HYDE / FRANCIS PAHL | ERNEST GEORGE EMMS / JOHN NEIGHOFF LUNN | GEORGE C.D. FOWLER / JOHN HAWKSWORTH \ JOSEPH PRECEY ROBERTS / RALPH VINCENT JAMES ROBERT ERNEST ANSLOW / SIDNEY C. HARFORD / DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI.
See: 'Nelson's death roll in South African War', Nelson Evening Mail, 22/12/1905, p. 2; W.R.P. Jacques, A Guide to Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson, Nelson, 1967, p. 40.
Community contributions