2nd Battn 15th Or York East Riding Regt Afghanistan

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Beverley
Town: Beverley
County: Humberside
Country: England
Commemoration: First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 34685

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Current location

BEVERLEY MINSTER
Beverley
Beverley
Humberside
England

OS Grid Ref: TA 039 388
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

LANCET-SHAPED WHITE MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK PAINTED BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING LATIN CROSS AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE TABLET WITH BANNER ABOVE IT. GOLD PAINTED REGIMENTAL BADGE IN THE CENTRE

Inscription

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE UNDERNAMED/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES/ OF THE SECOND BATTALION,/ FIFTEENTH, OR YORK EAST RIDING REGIMENT,/ WHO DIED ON SERVICE/ IN AFGHANISTAN:/ A.D. 1880/ (NAMES)/ "GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH/ A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE." PSALM 40.V1/ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED/ BY THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/ & MEN OF THE FIFTEENTH, OR YORK EAST RIDING REGIMENT

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Akins, James
Burnett, George
Claridge, Charles
Clay, James
Cook, William
Crozier, George
Dicks, John
Dixon, Thomas A
Fairman, Henry
Foster, William C
See details for all 33 names

Commemorations

First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Total names on memorial: 33
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 33
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,forename
Order of information: rank,forename

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Reference

YORKSHIRE HEROES VOL. II HISTORIC EAST RIDING TOWN OF BEVERLEY by MANN, MALCOLM K 46-47 Source: Image Library NIWM

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