2nd Battalion North Devon Regiment - Afghanistan

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Exeter
Town: Exeter
County: Devon
Country: England
Commemoration: First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 85538

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Current location

Exeter Cathedral
Exeter
Exeter
Devon
EX1 1HS
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 92099 92553
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Large rectangular brass plaque. The inscription is housed within an incised doorway flanked on either side by a soldier standing outside a guardhouse. Above the inscription is the badge of the 2nd Battalion North Devonshire Regiment and two lists of places that they have served.

Inscription

THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/ TO THE OFFICERS NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES OF/ THE 2ND BATTN NORTH DEVON REGIMENT/ IN MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING THE AFGHAM CAMPAIGN 1880 - 1881/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Total names on memorial: 108
Served and returned: 0
Died: 108
Exact count: no
Information shown: Initials and surname and rank
Order of information: By rank and then alphabetically by surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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