Memorial
2nd Regt Of King Edwards Horse (lost)
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 11355
- Description
- Incised alabaster set in marble wall.
- Inscription
- 2ND REGT OF KIND EDWARDS HORSE / A REGIMENT FORMED IN 1914 OF MEN / FROM THE SHIRES OF ENGLAND AND ALL THE / DOMINIONS AND COLONIES OVERSEAS / MANY MOST GLORIOUSLY FELL / TO THEIR UNDYING MEMORY THOSE WHO RAISED / AND TRAINED AND ARMED THEM IN PRIDE AND / GRATITUDE HAVE SET THIS STONE / FESTUBERT-GIVENCHY-MESSINES TRENCHES / YPRES SALIENT-THE SOMME
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maintenance History
- 28 June 2013 the Clubhouse was closed and the leases disposed of. 1992:UNCLEAR BUT BELIEVED TO BE STORED AT NEW ZEALAND HOUSE IN HAYMARKET.
Ceremonies
Unveiled
27 Oct. 1925
MAJ GEN J E B SEELY
- Custodian
- COMMONWEALTH TRUST: in 1925 the custody of the memorial was accepted on behalf of the Royal Colonial Institute by Lord Stanley of Alderley.
Components
- Frame
Height: 900mm
Width: 1450mm
Made from: Marble
Condition: Good
- Tablet
Made from: Alabaster
Condition: Good