Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Brighton
Town
Brighton
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16829

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Current location

Northern end
North Steine Gardens
Old Steine
Brighton
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1EH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 31340 04110
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Marble obelisk on plinth and base. Inscription on side of plinth.
Inscription
THE ROYAL SUSSEX REGT / ERECTED BY THE / OFFICERS, N C OFFICERS AND MEN / 1ST BN "ROYAL SUSSEX" REGT / TO THE MEMORY OF / THEIR COMRADES / WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION / OR WHO DIED OF WOUNDS OR / OF DISEASE CONTRACTED DURING / THE EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN 1882 / AND THE NILE RIVER EXPEDITION 1884-85 / (Names) / ABU KLEA
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Adams, F
Atkins, T
Baker, A
Barnes, W
Beach, C
Blackall, E
Bolingbroke, G
Bowes, J
Butt, T
Clarke, C
See details for all 38 names
Commemorations
  • Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 114
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 114
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank
    Order of information: rank,surname
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN MEMORIAL
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
1997: CAMPAIGN TO RE-DO THE LETTERING AND CLEAN MEMORIAL C 2002: MEMORIAL REFURBISHED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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