Memorial
Sepoy Mutiny 8th Kings Regt
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Current Location
North end of Whitley Gardens., Whitley Gardens, 67, Shaw Street, Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L6 1HB, England
OS Grid Reference
SJ 35676 91342
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 1222
- Description
- Monument in the form of a celtic cross with Gothic trefoil embelishments at the base. Made of Scillian marble decorated with carved scenes of action from the Sepoy Mutiny.
- Inscription
- West Face: THIS CROSS / COMMEMORATES THE SERVICES AND DEATHS / OF / 243 OFFICERS, NC OFFICERS AND PRIVATE SOLDIERS / LOST BY THE / 8TH KINGS REGIMENT / WHILE ENGAGED IN SUPPRESSING THE GREAT SEPOY MUTINY / OF 1857-1858 / SOME DIED IN BATTLE, SOME OF WOUNDS / SOME OF DISEASE / ALL / IN THE DEVOTED PERFORMANCE OF DUTY North Face: ERECTED AT PORTSMOUTH 1863 South Face: REMOVED TO CHELSEA 1877 East face: REMOVED TO LIVERPOOL 1911
- War
- Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
- Number Commemorated
- 243
- Died
- 243
Components
- Cross
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good