Second Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment memorial, Eastbourne

has description | a une description: Bronze statue of a colonial officer, wearing the uniform of the Bengal Regiment prior to the Indian Mutiny, on top of a granite plinth.

The plinth is accompanied by four bronze panels. The bronze plaques on the south west and north west sides are pictorial reliefs of soldiers in action in the Black Mountain and Tirah expeditions. The plaque on the south east side dedicates the memorial to the Second Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, while the plaque on the north west side lists the names of 328 men who died in service between 1882 and 1902.
has current location | a pour localisation actuelle: Eastbourne; United Kingdom
was classified by | a été inscrite, classée, protégée par le biais de: Grade II*

shows visual item | présente l'item visuel: man; battle scene
has inscription | a une inscription: South-east face (dedicatory plaque):
ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT/ TO THE/ HONOUR AND GLORY/ OF/ THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED/ OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 2ND BAT-/-TALION ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT, FORMERLY 107 REGIMENT/ BENGAL INFANTRY WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE SRVICE OF THE BATT-/ -ALION ABROAD IN MALTA EGYPT/ AND IN INDIA FROM 1882 TO 1902/ AND IN SPECIAL MEMORY OF THE CA-/-MPAIGNS IN WHICH THE BATTALION/ TOOK PART THE BLACK MOUNTAIN/ EXPEDITION OF 1888 AND THE TIRAH/ CAMPAIGN OF 1897-98 THIS MEMORIAL/ HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES; North-west face (list of names):
2ND ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT/ ROLL OF OFFICERS NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND/ MEN WHO DIED WHILE THE BATTALION WAS ON FOREIGN/ TOUR OF SERVICE FROM 21 JULY 1882 UNTIL 11 DEC 1902/ 1882-1902/ IN 1882/ (Names)/ IN 1883/ (Names)/ IN 1884/ (Names)/ IN 1885/ (Names)/ IN 1886/ (Names)/ IN 1887/ (Names)/ BLACK MOUNTAIN EXPEDITION 1888/ (Names)/ IN 1889/ (Names)/ IN 1890/ (Names)/ IN 1891/ (Names)/ IN 1892/ (Names)/ IN 1893/ (Names)/ IN 1894/ (Names)/ IN 1895/ (Names)/ IN 1896/ (Names)/ TIRAH EXPEDITION 1897-1898/ IN 1897/ (Names)/ IN 1898/ (Names)/ IN 1899/ (Names)/ IN 1900/ (Names)/ IN 1901/ (Names)/ IN 1902/ (Names)
consists of | consiste en: granite; bronze

is referred to by | est référencé par: Historic England; Imperial War Museum; Art UK; Wikipedia - Hazara Expedition of 1888; Wikipedia - Tirah campaign

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