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

TR 15097 57922

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

Frame

Height: 1750MM

Width: 2440MM

Depth: 135MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good