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    Memorial

    1st Battalion The Buffs 1895 To 1898 - Chitral and Punjab Campaigns

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    Current Location

    Canterbury Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2EN, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TR 15097 57922

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    1612
    Description
    Elaborate wall monument composed of a marble tablet with a gothic overhanging canopy flanked by statues of St Michael to the right and St George to the left. The regimental crest is at the top of the tablet with the names in five columns in black lettering with red capitals.
    Inscription
    TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS NCOS AND PRIVATES OF THE 1ST BATTALION THE BUFFS (EAST KENT REGIMENT)/ WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS AND DISEASE FROM 1895 TO 1898 DURING WHICH PERIOD/ THE BATTALION WAS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE CHITTRAL AND PUNJAB FRONTIER CAMPAIGNS/ (NAMES)/ THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES
    War
    East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
    Number Commemorated
    88
    Died
    88
    Information shown
    Surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of names
    Rank

    Components

    Frame

    Height: 1750MM

    Width: 2440MM

    Depth: 135MM


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Tablet

    Made from: Marble - White


    Condition: Good