Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Test Valley
Town
Ampfield
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Regimental Memorials
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
49880

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Current location

Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Jermyns Lane
Ampfield
Test Valley
Hampshire
SO51 0QA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 38347 23537
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A COMMEMORATIVE GARDEN INCORPORATING A "CHAUTARA", A TRADITIONAL GURKHA RESTING PLACE, WITH A LOW STONE WALL. A CENTRAL STONE TABLET HAS AN ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION AND IS FLANKED BY TABLETS ENGRAVED WITH THE INSIGNIA OF TWELVE GURKHA REGIMENTS, WITH THE WORDS "IN MEMORY". THERE IS AN INFORMATION BOARD ALONGSIDE THE CHAUTARA WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ACCOMPANYING THE TEXT.
Inscription
CENTRE TABLET: THIS CHAUTARA WAS ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ SIR HORACE KADOORIE/ 1902 - 1995/ BENEFACTOR TO GURKHAS/ AND THEIR HOMELAND OTHER TABLETS: IN MEMORY INFORMATION BOARD: GURKHA MEMORIAL - CHAUTARA/ RELAXING IN NEPAL/ A MOMENT'S REST CAN MAKE A LONG JOURNEY THAT MUCH EASIER. FOR WEARY/ TRAVELLERS IN NEPAL, THIS STONE STRUCTURE - A CHAUTARA - HAS OFFERED WELCOME/ RELIEF ALONG MAIN ROUTES OF FOOTHILLS FOR CENTURIES. THE STEPPED DESIGN ALLOWS / NEPALESE BASKETS (CALLED 'DHOKAS') TO BE LIFTED WITH EASE./ OFTEN A CHAUTARA IS BUILT IN MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE. OURS IS DEDICATED TO SIR/ HORACE KADOORIE (1902-1995) WHO SUPPORTED THE NATIVE KURKHA HOMELAND./ WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO HIS KADOORIE FOUNDATION AND THE GURKHA REGIMENTS/ WHOSE GENEROUS SUPPORT IN 1997 MADE OUR MEMORIAL POSSIBLE. OUR/ CHAUTARA DISPLAYS REGIMENTAL BADGES FROM 12 GURKHA REGIMENTS AROUND/ THE EDGE. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT GURKHAS PLEASE VISIT THE/ GURKHA MUSEUM IN WINCHESTER./ TRADITIONALLY, CHAUTARAS FEATURE/ A BANYAN AND PAPUL TREE (SUB-/ TROPICAL FIG TREES) FOR THEIR/ RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE. DUE TO/ OUR COLDER CLIMATE, WE GROW/ TWO ACER STERCULIACEUM/ IN THEIR PLACE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Garden
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Details: Includes the Kadoorie Foundation and Gurkha regiments.
Responsibility
Sir Haorld Hillier Gardens

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