Memorial

16th Queens Lancers - WW1

Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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Current Location

Canterbury Cathedral, Cathedral Cl, Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, CT1, England

TR 152 579

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 40989
Description: A rectangular slab with recessed panel with stepped upper and lower edges. This is surrounded by a deep double moulding with the inscription in blqack and gold. The whole is topped by a cornice, frieze and broken pediment, in the middle of which is a gold, blue and red painted badge. Below is a shelf and a smaller panel with a broken pediment, fronted by a framed black metal grille behind which is the Book of Remembrance. The whole stands on a ledge beneath which is a cartouche with the arms of Canterbury Cathedral, and below that again a double swag of leaves and fruit.
Inscription: Tablet: AUT CURSU AUT/ COMINUS ARMIS/ REMEMBER IN GOD/ ALL RANK'S OF THE/ 16TH QUEEN'S LANCERS/ WHO WITH STRONG/ HANDS AND HEARTS/ UNDAUNTED FOUGHT/ AND DIED FOR KING/ AND MOTHERLAND/ IF I SHOULD DIE THINK ONLY THIS OF ME/ THAT THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD/ THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND Book: (Names)

Tablet

Height: c1800mm

Width: c770mm

Depth: c100mm

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Book

Made from: Leather

Condition: Good