Memorial

2nd Battalion Somerset Light Infantry in the 3rd Burmese War

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Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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Current Location

outside The Market House, Traffic island at the Fore Street/North Street/Hammet Street junction, Taunton, Taunton Deane, Somerset, TA1 1HP, England

OS Grid Reference

ST 22728 24531

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 1341
Description: Celtic cross with elaborate Celtic carving on upright of cross, on tapered plinth which surmounts a 3 stage base (one octagonal, then 2 square).
Inscription: East Face-IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS BUGLERS AND PRIVATE SOLDIERS/OF THE 2ND BATTALION THE THIRTEENTH THE PRINCE ALBERTS SOMERSETSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY/WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY IN THE 3RD BURMESE WAR/ 1885-86-87 ERECTED BY THE COLONEL GENERAL LORD MARK KERR K.C.B. AND THEIR/COMRADES OF THE 4 BATTALIONS OF THE REGIMENT IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE/ (Names) West Face-List of the campaigns the regiment had fought in between 1689 and 1883

Commemoration

War: Anglo Burmese Wars (1824- 1885)
Number Commemorated: 144
Died: 144
Information shown: Surname, rank, initials of forenames
Order of names: rank THEN surname

Conservation

Components

Memorial

Height: 580mm

Width: 2830mm

Depth: 3210mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Steps

Height: 370mm

Width: 2310mm

Depth: 1810mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Steps

Height: 600mm

Width: 1660mm

Depth: 1230mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plinth

Height: 1200mm

Width: 1230-1050

Depth: 790-690mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Cross

Height: c3000mm

Width: 870mm

Depth: 500mm

Made from: Stone