Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Winchester
- Town
- Winchester
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 21950
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Current location
NORTH AISLE
Winchester Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Winchester
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9LS
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 48231 29263
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A brass plaque set within a wall niche with straight sides and base and a trefoil shaped top .A wide border with rosettes on a black background forming a chequered pattern follows the profile of the niche . At top is the badge of the Rifle Brigade within stylised feathers and leaves . Below that the commemoration and names which are set in two columns separated by a single vertical line and then the final part of the commemoration . The commemoration , names and decoration are all incised and coloured black .
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF / THE OFFICERS NON COMMISSIONED / OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 4TH BATTALION / RIFLE BRIGADE WHO DIED ON THE CAMPAIGN IN / AFGHANISTAN AND ON THE RETURN MARCH TO / INDIA BETWEEN 20 NOV 1878 AND 13 JULY 1879 / (names )/ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES,1880/
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, T
Adams, T
Austin, J
Bartlett, C
Bartlett, W
Bates, J
Beaumont, W
Beckett, E
Beer, H T
Bennett, W
See details for all 86 names - Commemorations
- First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Total names on memorial: 86
Served and returned: 1
Died: 85
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname and rank
Order of information: By rank, for privates no discernable order
- First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 1390MM, width 530MM
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY
- Grade I
- 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
- Condition
- 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade (Afghanistan)
- WMO ID: 195499
- Condition: Good [last updated on 07-07-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- THE MILITARY MEMORIALS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL by GOLDSMITH, RFK 14 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:THE FRIENDS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1974 WINCHESTER
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