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ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY

Memorials at Quetta:

"Sacred to the memory of the officers, non commissioned officers and men of No.7 Mountain Battery RGA who died at Quetta between the years 1888 and 1902. Erected by the officers, non commissioned officers and men as a mark of esteem and repsect.
20477 Corporal J. Nixon - 17 Nov 1889
53936 Gunner F.W. Stephenson - 5 Nov 1890
69490 Gunner T.C. Cook - 28 Sep 1891
6994 Gunner W. Hughes - 9 Feb 1899
19649 Gunner G. Hadingham - 16 Mar 1899
74579 Bombadier H. Cannon - 13 Jun 1899
2423 Bombadier E. Simmons - 1 Sep 1900
Major C.C. Lindsay - 1 Sep 1899
Major F. Beaufort - 6 Aug 1891
17750 Gunner F.E. Adams - 7 Jan 1888
35569 Farrier Sergt A. Manning - 2 Oct 1888
29928 Gunner S.G. McCulley - 15 Oct 1888
46854 Gunner M. Woodhatch - 20 Aug 1889."

"Erected by their comrades in 25 Company Western Division RGA to the memory of:
2nd Lieutenant E.V. Tighe - CQMS H. Day
CQMS G. Taylor - Corporal W.J. Riddock
Gunner T.W. Atkinson - Gunner E. Ashmore
Gunner J. Beazley - Gunner W. Cooper
Gunner H. Dicks - Gunner T.A. Hardy
Gunner W. Jackson - Gunner J. Keane
Gunner J. Williams - Gunner W. Keast
Gunner D. Moxley - Gunner W. Mumby
Gunner J. O'Hare - Gunner J. Percival
Gunner W. Ray - Gunner J. Smyth
Gunner J. Whitehead"

"NCOs and men of 59 Company RGA who died at Quetta between March 1906 and March 1911:
Gunner J. McGann 26 Apr 1906
Gunner R.G. Cooper 30 Apr 1906
Gunner J. Meechan 5 May 1906
Gunner J.L. Spibey 19 Sep 1906
Gunner G. Bovey 9 Feb 1907
Gunner A. Watt 2 Sep 1907
Gunner T.H. Griffiths 9 Feb 1908
Gunner J.A. Gaunt 30 Mar 1908
Gunner J. Buckley 25 Dec 1908
Gunner J. Hoyle 14 Sep 1909
Bombadier H.C. Adams 17 Oct 1910."

"Erected by the officers of No.9 Mountain Battery RGA to the memory of their
comrades who died during the years 1899 to 1906:
Gunner T. Mead - At Mandalay - 11 May 1899
Farrier Sergt W. Dyer - At May-myo - 10 Apr 1901
Gunner McMahon - At Mandalay - 26 Oct 1901
Gunner S. Corris - At Quetta - 14 May 1902
Bombadier T. Burrell - At Quetta - 8 Jul 1902
Gunner H.J. Grandfield - At Quetta - 7 Sep 1902
Gunner C. Smith - At Quetta - 1 Oct 1902
Gunner F. Burford - At Quetta - 10 Oct 1902
Gunner E. Flint - At Quetta - 20 Oct 1902
Gunner J. Revell - At Quetta - 29 Nov 1902
Gunner A. Lunnis - At Quetta - 8 Dec 1902
Gunner E. Murphy - At Quetta - 24 May 1903
Gunner G. Watson - At Quetta - 13 Jul 1903
Gunner B. Harrop - At Quetta - 17 Sep 1903
Gunner G. Sharpe - At Quetta - 20 Nov 1903
Gunner W. Gibson - 14 Jun 1904
Gunner J.J. Wheeler - At Quetta - 19 Jul 1905
Gunner F. Carter - At Quetta - 23 Oct 1905
Gunner G. Matthews - At Quetta - 31 Aug 1906"

"Erected by the non commissioned officers and men of 82 Company RGA in memory
of their comrades who died in Quetta during the years 1902 - 1906:
589 Gunner L. West - 2 Sep 1902
2034 Gunner C. Englefield - 6 Sep 1902
20473 Gunner T. Ford - 8 Sep 1902
13112 Gunner J. Payne - 8 Sep 1902
1732 Gunner J. Townley - 17 Sep 1902
7022 Gunner E. Nosworthy - 5 Oct 1902
17755 Gunner R. Snelgrove - 12 Oct 1902
23154 Gunner S. Sharman - 20 Oct 1902
7036 Gunner T. Stapleton - 30 Nov 1903
18694 Gunner W. Alford - 3 Dec 1904
1218 Gunner G. Arber - 7 Dec 1904
34914 Gunner A. Hill - 6 Jul 1905
23852 Gunner J. Brennan - 4 Apr 1904 at Fatehgarh"

"Sacred to the memory of the following NCOs and men belonging to No.1 MB RGA
who died at Quetta 1903 - 1906:
B Quartmaster J. White - 5 Apr 1903
Gunner P. Egan - 12 Oct 1903
Gunner J. Reaveley - 29 Oct 1905
Farrier Sergeant Bertram Burgess - 18 Jul 1906"

"Sacred to the memory of No.4 Mountain Battery RGA who died during the year 1918.
Erected by the officers, NCOs and men of the Battery as a mark of respect and esteem.
No. 8973 Gunner Edward Stevens - Died 12 Oct 1918 - 38
No. 58263 Gunner Walter Hansom - Died 17 Oct 1918 - 26
No. 2975 Gunner Ernest Alriston - Died 22 Oct 1918 - 25
No. 69332 Gunner George Low - Died 26 Oct 1918 - 28"

"Erected by the officers and men in memory of their comrades who died
during the stay of the 23rd Company SDRGA at Quetta.
CSM W.T. Simmonds - 10 Jul 1898 - 35
Corporal S.C. Smith - 15 Jun 1898 - 25
Gunner H. Cunningham - 19 Apr 1898 - 25
Gunner W. Horwood - 6 May 1898 - 20
Gunner W. Thompson - 13 Sep 1898 - 29
Gunner C. Sanger - 14 Oct 1898 - 24
Gunner J. Bolger - 16 Oct 1898 - 24
Gunner M. O'Brien - 7 Nov 1898 - 22
Gunner J. Whittington - 12 Nov 1898 - 29
Bombadier J. Solley - 15 Feb 1899 - 35
Bombadier W. Mann - 31 Aug 1899 - 26
Gunner J.C. Gilmore - 25 May 1899 - 25
Gunner C. King - 13 Sep 1900 - 22"

"Sacred to the memory of the NCOs and men of No.3 Mountain Battery who died at Quetta 1917 - 1918.
Erected by the officers, NCOs and men of the battery.
Gunner R. Lingard - Died 7 Oct 1917
Gunner J. Rennie - Died 28 Nov 1917
Gunner W.F. Elliott - Died 14 Oct 1918
A/Bombadier W. Brunt - Died 19 Oct 1918
Gunner F.W. Nethery - Died 22 Oct 1918
Gunner J.J.H. Andrews - Died 23 Oct 1918
Bombadier J. Wilson - Died 25 Oct 1918"
Memorial at Peshawar:

"To the glory of God and in loving memory of the following officers, NCOs and men of No.6 Mountain Battery, RGA:
33698 Gunner Clarence Painter - died at Rawalpindi 29 Dec 1914 Aged 25
34391 Gunner Harry Kilford - died at Shabkadr 18 Apr 1915 Aged 23
3194 Gunner Richard Ware - died at Murree 13 Jul 1916 Aged 40
1404 Sergeant Charles Walton - died at Rawalpindi 3 Oct 1916 Aged 35
27608 Gunner James Royal - died at Peshawar 22 May 1917 Aged 29
88600 F/F/Sergeant A. Hardcastle - died at Shabkadr 15 Jul 1917 Aged 33
6134 Gunner Walter Edison - died at Peshawar 22 Jul 1917 Aged 27
23988 Gunner Charels Boot - died at Rawalpindi 14 Dec 1917 Aged 36
301205 Gunner A. Galloway - died at Murree 16 Oct 1918 Aged 29
32229 Gunner Patrick Berry - died at Peshawar 12 Nov 1918 Aged 31
65054 Gunner William Davis - died at Peshawar 13 Nov 1918 Aged 21
24372 Gunner Frank Gunnell - died at Peshawar 17 Nov 1918 Aged 31
162503 Gunner Henry Piper - died at Peshawar 18 Nov 1918 Aged 30
301976 Gunner William Gorton - died at Campbellpur 5 Jul 1919 Aged 36
33852 Lc Bombadier Albert Mew - died at Kaniguram 10 Mar 1919 Aged 31
Lieutenant Ernest Pigott - died at Makin 25 Feb 1920 Aged 24
32425 Gunner John Hennessy - died at Ladha 14 Aug 1920 Aged 33
37893 Gunner Gilbert Berry - died at Deolali 15 Sep 1920 Aged 31
22985 Gunner F. Ballinger - died at Manzi 22 Jan 1921 Aged 36"

"Sacred to the memory of
Sergeant Charles Alford - Died 31 Jan. 1910
Gunner Duncan McFarlane - Died 14 Jun 1909
Gunner Alfred Woolger - Died 23 May 1910
all of the 71st Heavy Battery, RGA. Erected by the officers and men of the battery."
Memorials at Rawalpindi:

"To the memory of the NCOs and men who died on field service Aden Hinterland 1903-1904.
RGA 49 Bombadier T. Chester. Died Dthalla 1 Jun 1903. Aged 27.
RGA 1151 Bombadier G. Hankers. Died Dil-hajira 11 Nov 1903. Aged 25.
RA 96499 Gunner F. Gale. Died Aden 21 Mar 1904. Aged 29.
RGA 25990 Gunner F. Bishop. Died Rawalpindi 25 Jun 1904. Aged 28.
RA 92137 Bombadier A. Tooth. No.5 MB RGA (attached). Died Alsalula 26 Feb 1903. Aged 28.
RA 88184 Corporal J. Towey. Died Dthalla 16 May 1903. Aged 30.
Erected by the officers, NCOs and men of No.6 MB, RGA."

"Erected by the officers, NCOs and men of 7th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery in memory of their comrades who died
during the time the battery served at Rawalpindi and in the Murree Hills 1907-1911:
33183 Gunner T. Turner. Died 30 May 1908
26243 Gunner A. Pyment. Died 1 Jun 1908
21297 Gunner A. Brooks. Died 5 Jun 1908
23964 Gunner L. Bourke. Died 25 Dec 1907."

"Sacred to the memory of the undermentioned NC officers and men of No.1 Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery:
RA 18072 Gunner John Watts who died at Simla 26 Jun 1895. Aged 41 yrs
RA 72365 Gunner Alfred James who died at Camp Rajpur 30 Dec 1895. Aged 27 yrs
RA 75380 Bombadier Thomas Ashby who died at Malakand Kotal 6 Aug 1897. Aged 27 yrs
RA 99120 Bombadier Joseph Ross who died at Nowshera 14 Aug 1897. Aged 24 yrs
RA 88064 Gunner David Terry who died at Nowshera 25 Jun 1898. Aged 25 yrs
RA 70152 Gunner Henry Johnson who died at khyra-Gali 1 Oct 1898. Aged 32 yrs
RA 3191 Gunner John Loudwell who died at Landikotal 7 Aug 1899. Aged 25 yrs
RA 2294 Bombadier John Corrigan who died at Peshawar 29 Dec 1899. Aged 28 yrs
Erected by the officers, NCOs and men of No.1 MB, RGA as a token of respect."

Memorials in Christchurch, Rawalpindi:

"Sacred to the memory of the following NC officers and gunners of No.74 Company of Royal Garrison Artillery,
who died at Rawalpindi during the period 1906-1913.
Park Sergeant J. Downing - Sergeant H. Cook
Gunner A. Boyce - Gunner A. Jefferies
Gunner S. Lynch - Gunner H. Myers
Gunner C. Robinson
This tablet is erected in affectionate remembrance by their comrades who served with them in the Company."

"Sacred to the memory of the NCOs and men of 104 Company, Heavy Battery, RGA,
who died at Rawalpindi from Nov 1901 to December 1905.
No. 54945 Corporal J.W. Griffiths
No. 21552 Bombadier F.T. Squier
No. 50365 Gunner W.W. Atkinson
No. 25147 Gunner C. Norman
No. 29582 Gunner H. McConnell
Erected by the officers, NCOs and men of the battery."

Memorials in Rangoon Cantonment Cemetery, Burma:

"Sgt. Edward Patrick O'Rourke - Died 6th May '09
Gunner John Archer - Died 17th July '08
Gunner Robert Bond - Died 24th July '07
Gunner Thomas Dixon - Died 26th Nov '06
Died in Rangoon.
Gunner William Henry Gardner - Died 22nd April '07
Died in Madras.
Erected by the NCOs and men of 52nd Company, RGA. In memory of their comrades."
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"Men of 61st Company RGA
Died at Rangoon between March 1901 and February 1904.
Gunner W.H. Clemment.
Gunner F.C. Elliott."
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"In memory of No. 19497 Actg. Bombadier John Wood. No. 62 Co. RGA,
who was drowned in the Rangoon River on the 17th January 1911 whilst in the execution of his duty,
also of No. 30436 Gunner Harry John
Dellow whose body was not recovered.
Erected by officers, NCO & men of the company."

Memorials in St. John's Church, Rangoon, Burma:

"In memoriam
Gunner M. Doherty
Gunner F. Kenny
Gunner J. Cassidy
Gunner P. Donovan
of 70 Coy. RG Artillery
Erected by their comrades 1904."

Memorial in St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore:

"To the glory of God and in memory of
Major R.H. Galwey
Captain F.V. Izard
Captain M.F.A. Maclean
Corporal R.V. Beagley
Gunner J. Barry
All of the Royal Garrison Artillery
who were killed in the mutiny at Singapore in February 1915
This tablet is erected by their comrades of the
Royal Garrison Artillery at Singpore."