Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rushmoor
Town
Aldershot
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
50339

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Current location

ALL SAINTS ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH
Farnborough Rd
Aldershot
Rushmoor
Hampshire
GU11 1QA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 861 506
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PLAIN WHITE MARBLE INSCRIPTION TABLET SET WITHIN A MOULDED MARBLE AND MOSIAC FRAME. WHOLE IS MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK STONE BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. FOLIATE MOSIAC BORDER ON A GOLD BACKGROUND WITH GOLD MOSAIC CROSS ON A RED AND WHITE MOSAIC BACKGROUND AT EACH CORNER. MOSAIC PRINCE OF WALES FEATHERS ON A BLUE MOSAIC BACKGROUND AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE FRAME.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ OF THE 10TH ROYAL HUSSARS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ THE CAMPAIGN IN AFGHANISTAN 1878 - 9/ THE ABOVE WINDOW WAS ERECTED BY OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/ AND MEN OF THE REGIMENT PAST AND PRESENT./ DROWNED IN THE CABUL RIVER, MARCH 31 1879/ (NAMES)/ DIED FROM CHOLERA JUNE 1879/ (NAMES)/ DIED/ (NAMES)/ ICH DIEN
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
    Total names on memorial: 202
    Served and returned: 101
    Died: 101
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,manner of death
    Order of information: manner of death,year died,rank,surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 880MM, width 1340MM
    Materials: Mosaic, Marble
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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