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    Memorial

    Lieutenant Colonel T H Foulkes and B B Foulkes

    Lieutenant Colonel T. H. Foulkes, and his wife B. B. Foulkes

    Source: Copyright National Army Museum

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    Current Location

    NAM Accession reference 1998-10-114-1, National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London, SW3 4HT, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 27844 77947

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    12151
    Description
    Rectangular brass plaque, with single line border and a cross at top centre. The incised inscription is in black lettering.
    Inscription
    IN MEMORY OF/ LT-COL. THOMAS HOWARD FOULKES C.I.E., IMS.,/ A.D.M.S. KOHAT DISTRICT,/ KILLED BY RAIDERS, 15TH NOVEMBER 1920; AND OF HIS WIFE/ BERTHA BOWNESS,/ DIED 6TH DECEMBER 1920, FROM WOUNDS INFLICTED/ IN THE SAME RAID./ ERECTED BY THEIR MANY FRIENDS IN INDIA.
    War
    20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    Rank, forenames, surname, decorations, place of death, manner of death, date of death, relationships
    Maker(s)
    • P. Orr & Sons Ltd of Madras and Rangoon, Manufacturer

    Maintenance History
    Having been placed in the Chapel in St Luke's in 1951, in 1998 the plaque was among several dozen Frontier Force memorials that were donated to the National Army Museum.

    Previous Location(s)

    • In the Frontier Forces' Chapel/Sanctum, St Luke's Church, Sydney Street, Chelsea, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London, SW3 6NH, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 27193 78332

    Denomination

    Church of England

    Year of move

    1998

    Reason for move

    Having been placed in the Chapel in St Luke's in 1951, in 1998 the plaque was among several dozen Frontier Force memorials that were donated to the National Army Museum.

  • The Punjab Frontier Force Memorial Wall S10, chelsea, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London, England

    Year of move

    1951

    Reason for move

    "After the Partition of India in August 1947 the Frontier Force units were divided between the Indian and Pakistan Armies. It was then decided that the memorials to the Punjab Frontier Force, the 'Piffers', erected in the garrison churches should be relocated to England, and in 1951 they were installed in the Parish Church of St Luke's, Chelsea".

  • Custodian
    The National Army Museum (their reference NAM 1998-10-114-1)

    Components

    Plaque

    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    • The National Army Museum's Accession number for this plaque is NAM 1998-10-114-1. (Items held by the National Army Museum are sometimes placed on temporary display at various sites, including the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. Anyone wishing to know the precise current location of this particular memorial is therefore advised to contact the National Army Museum, quoting their reference, to ascertain exactly where it is).
    • Information re the setting up of the Frontier Force Chapel within St Luke's Church in Chelsea in 1951, and the subsequent donation of most of those memorials to the National Army Museum in 1998, can be found at https://jullundurassociation.org/punjab-frontier-force/
    • A photograph of the plaque, and information re the relevant event and the original location of the plaque, can be found at https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?q=searchType=simple&resultsDisplay=list&simpleText=afghanistan&pos=14&total=732&acc=1998-10-114-1 (This includes the information that: "After the Partition of India in August 1947 the Frontier Force units were divided between the Indian and Pakistan Armies. It was then decided that the memorials to the Punjab Frontier Force, the 'Piffers', erected in the garrison churches should be relocated to England, and in 1951 they were installed in the Parish Church of St Luke's, Chelsea".)