Item OMA/7/1/6 - Old Members Association: Group at Coombe Hill Monument

OMA/7/1/6

Old Members Association: Group at Coombe Hill Monument

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Various men and women stood at the base of the Coombe Hill Monument, in the Chilterns, near Dunsmore.
The monument was erected in 1904, by public subscription, in memory of 148 men from Buckinghamshire who died during the Second Boer War. Coombe Hill Monument was almost totally destroyed by lightning in 1938 and was rebuilt in the same year. The original bronze plaque and decorations were stolen in 1972 and replaced with a stone plaque and iron flag. The new stone plaque was also inscribed with the additional names of nine men believed to have been missing on the original. The monument was again badly damaged by a lightning strike in the early 1990s and spent several months in repair. It is now equipped with conductors to prevent the mishap happening again. The monument and a few square yards of surrounding land is owned by Buckinghamshire County Council.

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Physical description: Removed from OMA/6/4/1/ Outings file