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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Durham
- Town
- Durham
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 41888
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Current location
IN THE SOUTH TRANSEPT TO THE RIGHT OF THE CLOCK
Durham Cathedral
Palace Green
Durham
Durham
Durham
DH1 3ES
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 27273 41998
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- PLAIN RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE
- Inscription
- THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY 2ND BATTALION IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICER (SIC) N.C.OS AND MEN OF THE 2ND BATTALION D. L. I. WHO DIED WHILST SERVING IN EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1885 AND JANUARY 1887/ (NAMES)/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES - OFFICERS, N.C.OS AND MEN OF THE 2ND BATTALION (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barker, Richard Brock
Barrett, H
Bayliss, T
Bell, G
Black, J
Carter, C
Chapman, W
Chartres, W
Christie, T
Cox, F
See details for all 57 names - Commemorations
- Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
Total names on memorial: 114
Served and returned: 57
Died: 57
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- CDD47.04
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