Monday, May 18, 2015

Neill Monument

       SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF 
BRIGADIER GENERAL
J.G.S. NEILL, C.E. ? AND
A.D.C. TO THE QUEEN
LT. COL J.L. STEPHENSON C.B.
MAJOR  G.S.C. RENAUD
LIEUT W.T. GROOM
" " ""         N.B. ARNOLD
""""        J.A. RICHARDSON
"""""     W. HARGOOD
""""     J.A. CHISHOLM
"""" F. DOBBS
352 NON COMD OFFICERS, DRUMMERS AND RANK AND FILE
OF THE
First Madras Fusiliers
WHO FELL DURING THE SUPPRESSION OF
THE REBELLION IN BENGAL
1857-58
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED
OVER THE REMAINS OF THE LATE
BRIGDR GENERAL NEILL, BY THE SURVIVING
OFFICERS OF THE REGT AS A MARK OF ESTEEM
FOR THEIR LATE COMRADES, AND REMEMBRANCE
 OF THEIR NOBLE EXAMPLE AND GLORIOUS DEEDS

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