JOHN
THOMSON 69th
REGIMENT
Monument in Upper
Barrakka Gardens
TO THE MEMORY
OF
JOHN BATHURST THOMSON M.D.
SURGEON OF H.B. MAJESTY'S 69TH REGT.
WHO DIED AT VALLETTA MALTA
ON THE 18TH SEPTR 1850 AGED 36 YEARS
THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED
BY THE OFFICERS NON COMMD OFFICERS
AND SOLDIERS OF THE CORPS
TO TESTIFY
THEIR UNIVERSAL AFFECTION AND ESTEEM
HE FELL A SACRIFICE
TO HIS UNSHRINKABLE FIDELITY
IN THE DISCHARGE OF DUTY
DURING THE PREVALENCE OF CHOLERA IN MALTA
MDCCL
