Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kensington And Chelsea
Town
Chelsea
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
93729

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Previous locations
  • NAM Accession Reference 1998-10-33-1
    National Army Museum
    Royal Hospital Road
    Chelsea
    Kensington And Chelsea
    Greater London
    SW3 4HT
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 27850 77944
    Denomination: Undefined
  • In the Frontier Forces' Chapel/Sanctum
    St Luke's Church
    Sydney Street
    Chelsea
    Kensington And Chelsea
    Greater London
    SW3 6NH
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 27188 78326
    Denomination: Church of England
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Description
Rectangular brass plaque with incised black lettering.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ COLONEL THOMAS MILNE CB, DSO/ COKE'S RIFLES F F/ Who presented the above tablet which is a replica of/ the original in Bannu Church in memory of Brigadier/ General John Nicholson CB/ DIED 4TH NOVEMBER 1959/ Respected and loved by all who knew him.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Milne, Thomas
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Commemorations
  • 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, decorations, regiment, date of death
    Order of information: Rank, forename, surname, decorations, regiment, date of death
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
History
After the Partition of India in August 1947 the Frontier Force units were divided between the Indian and Pakistan Armies. It was then decided that the memorials to the Punjab Frontier Force, 'The Piffers', erected in the garrison churches should be relocated to England, and in 1951 they were installed in the Parish Church of St Luke's, Chelsea. / Having been installed in the Frontier Force Chapel within St Luke's Church in Chelsea in 1951, in 1998 this plaque was among several Frontier Force-related memorials that were donated to the National Army Museum.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The National Army Museum (their reference NAM 1998-10-33-1)
Reference
  • The National Army Museum's Accession number for this plaque is NAM 1998-10-33-1. (Items held by the National Army Museum are sometimes placed on temporary display at various sites, including the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. Anyone wishing to know the precise current location of this particular memorial is therefore advised to contact the National Army Museum, quoting their reference, to ascertain exactly where it is).
  • Information re the setting up of the Frontier Force Chapel within St Luke's Church in Chelsea in 1951, and the subsequent donation of most of those memorials to the National Army Museum in 1998, can be found at jullundurassociation.org/punjab-frontier-force/

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