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Sandhurst Memorials
Crimea War 1854-1855
South Africa 1879-80-81
South Africa Memorial

from the " Graphic dated 27 Sept. 1884 s extracted by "Bev Edmonds"

The Tablet represented forms one of a series, in which the names of the officer's who have passed through Sandhurst, and who have been killed or died of wounds in recent wars, are to be commemorated. The series begins with the Crimea. There will be tablets to commemorate the Indian Mutiny, Afghanistan and Egypt, as well as one which will include China, New Zealand, and Ashanti. The tablets are of large size, measuring six feet by four feet six inches. The work is executed in alabaster and choice marbles. The committee will proceed to put up the other four tablets as soon as they are supplied with funds for the purpose. At present only two have been executed. One is shown below
The following are the names that are on the Memorial Tablet shown below.

SOUTH AFRICA 1879-80-81

F.J. COKAYNE-FRITH  Lieut.  17th Lancers
R.I. BARTON  Capt.  Coldm. Guards
Sir G.P. COLLEY KCSI, CB, CMG,  M-Gen 2nd Foot
G.A. PARDOE  Lieut 13th Foot
H.B. PULLEINE  Lieut-Col.  24th Foot
F.P. PORTEOUS  Lieut.  24th Foot
C.D.A. POPE  Lieut.  24th Foot
C.W. CAVAYE  Lieut.  24th Foot
E.O. ANSTEY  Lieut.  24th Foot
N.J.A. COGHILL  Lieut.  24th Foot
T.L.G. GRIFFITH  Sub-Lieut  24th Foot
E.H. DYSON Second Lieut 24th Foot
J.R. GARRETT  Lieut 60th Foot
W.S. HAWORTH  Second Lieut.  60th Foot
A.T. BRIGHT  Lieut 90th Foot
P.R. ANSTRUTHER Lieut-Col.  94th Foot
J.M. ELLIOTT  Capt.  94th Foot
G.J.C. JOHNSON  Lieut.  99th Foot



The second, which commemorates the officers who fell in the 

CRIMEAN WAR 1854-1855

C.P. HOUGHTON Cornet 11th Hussars
T.H. GOAD Captain 13 th L. Dragoons
A.E. ROWLEY Captain Grenadier Guards
L.D. MACKINNON Lieut-Col. Coldstrem Guards
H.F. DRUMMOND  Major Scots Fusilier Guards
W.M. ALLIX  Captain 1st Foot
H.C. COBBE  Col.  4th Foot
Hon. E. FITZ-CLARENCE Lieut 7th Foot
L.L.G. WRIGHT Lieut 7th Foot
 J.L. CROKER Lieut 17th Foot
P. GODFREY Lieut 19th Foot
J.P. SHARPE Major 20th Foot
F.G. AINSLIE Lieut-Col.  21st Foot
W.H. POOLE Captain 23rd Foot
E.H.HOLDEN Lieut 25th Foot
A.W. CONNELY Captain 30th Foot
H.S. MARSH  Lieut 33rd Foot
L.R. HEYLAND  Lieut 33rd Foot
R.J.B. CLAYTON  Lieut 34th Foot
Sir J. CAMPBELL, bart.  Major -General  38th Foot
J.C. VAUGHAN Captain 38th Foot
J. ESMAN  Lieut-Col 41st Foot
H.C. MARRIOTT  Lieut.  41st Foot
F.E. CAULFIELD  Captain 44th Foot
W.W. ROOKE  Captain 47th Foot
H.W. ADAMS  Brigadier-General  49th Foot
T.N. DALTON  Major  49th Foot
R.J.T. STRONG  Lieut  55th Foot
G.H. NORMAN  Captain  57th Foot
R.A. SHEARMAN  Lieut-Col.  62nd Foot
W.F. DICKSON  Major  62nd Foot
E. St. P. SWYNY  Col.  63rd Foot
A. LEMPRIERÈ  Captain  77th Foot
F.W. EGERTON  Col.  77th Foot
W.C. PECHELL  Captain  77th Foot
F. CORBETT  Captain  88th Foot
J. AVRAY  Captain  88th Foot
J.B. PRESTON  Lieut.  88th Foot
J.G. CHAMPION  Lieut.-Col.  95th Foot
L. FRASER  Captain  95th Foot
G.R. PRESTON  Lieut. 97th Foot
M.W. HAMMOND  Captain  Rifle Brigade
A.A. CARTWRIGHT  Captain  Rifle Brigade
L.N. MALCOLM  Lieut.  Rifle Brigade
H. TRYSON  Lieut.  Rifle Brigade
Contributions from officers, and from the friends of those who are commemorated, will be gladly received either by the Commandant or the Chaplain of the Royal Military College. The Tablets are the work of Messrs. M.T. BAYRE and Co., Mill Bank Street, Westminster

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