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Enniskillen Boer War
Town or City: Enniskillen
County: County Fermanagh
Country: Northern Ireland
WMT Reference Number: WM5958
Value of grant: £442.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2014
UKNIWM reference number: 6103
The Boer war memorial in Enniskillen is a tall stone obelisk upon a square plinth. It stands on a three-step base in a paved area on Wellington Road. The front face carries an inscription whilst names of the fallen of the Royal Inniskillings Fusiliers and the 6th Inniskillings Dragoons are incised into other faces of the plinth.
In February 2014 a grant offer was made by War Memorials Trust towards the cleaning of the inscription panels using non-metallic bristle brushes and water. This removed any remaining residue on the surface and enabled the re-painting of the names and inscriptions using appropriate black enamel or oil based paint. Works were completed by the autumn and a grant payment of £442 was made in early 2015 upon receipt of all required information.
The memorial originally stood on Belmore Street surrounded by railings. It is featured in the 1921 publication The History of Enniskillen by W. Copeland Trimble which discusses the 1904 unveiling service and the history of the memorial’s erection. The memorial is believed to have been moved in the mid-2000s from its original site due to traffic concerns.
The inscription on the memorial reads:
“In honoured memory
of
20 Officers
47 Non-Commissioned Officer
and 215 Men
of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
and Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
who sustained the great reputation of
these distinguished regiments for prowess in arms
and devotion to their sovereign and country
fell in battle or died of wounds or sickness in
South Africa 1899—1902
Erected by public subscription”
As part of the In Memoriam 2014 project the grant encouraged those involved with this project to protect the metal elements on the war memorial with free SmartWater to help deter theft.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM5958
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 6103
War Memorials Online: 182224
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
