Militaria interest: an Edwardian obelisk on a stepped wooden base inscribed 'LEST WE FORGET' and...

Militaria interest: an Edwardian obelisk on a stepped wooden base inscribed 'LEST WE FORGET' and 'to the glay of god and in memory of the officers, warrant officers and N.C.O's and men of the Essex regiment who were killed in action, died of wounds or disease during the South African war 1899-1902' by Messrs Barnard, London 1909, 10in (25.5cm) high.