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    Memorial

    1st Battalion Dorset Regiment Indian Frontier

    Mark Newton 23 January 2016

    Source: Copyright Mark Newton 23 January 2016

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    Current Location

    Borough Gardens, Cornwall Street, Dorchester, West Dorset, Dorset, DT1 1RE, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SY 68936 90533

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • H. Bennet

    • F. Baker

    • W. Ryall

    • J. Ford

    • F. Southwell

    • G. Bennet

    • G. Borland

    • W. Croghan

    • F. Drake

    • H. Elford

    • L. Kirby

    • H. Macey

    • W. McCarthy

    • F. Merrick

    • F. Miles

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    1017
    Description
    An obelisk on a square step set on a stone circular base
    Inscription
    IN/MEMORY OF THE/NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/AND MEN OF THE/1ST BATTALION DORSET REGIMENT/WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION/OR DIED OF WOUNDS IN THE/INDIAN NORTH WEST FRONTIER/ (TIRAH) CAMPAIGN 1897-98/[names]
    War
    North West Frontier (1849-1947)
    Number Commemorated
    25
    Died
    25
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment,
    Order of names
    Rank by manner of death
    Additional Information
    2 attached officers on rear panel

    Components

    Obelisk

    Height: 4500MM


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    • Bridport News - 115th Anniversary https://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/10052937.dorset-soldiers-who-lost-their-lives-while-serving-in-india-are-remembered-115-years-on-in-dorchester/
    • BBC -Tirah Memorial https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-20051001