Queen’s Own Corps of Guides Memorial
(Cavagnari’s Arch), Mardan, Pakistan

 

(Second Afghan War)

 

This Memorial Is Erected To The Memory
Of
Sir Louis Cavagnari C.S.I.

Officers And Men Q.O. Corps Of Guides

Who Fell In Defence Of The Cabul

Residency On Sept. 3rd 1879

 

 

This Memorial

Has Been Erected To

Perpetuate the Remembrance

Of the Conspicuous Gallantry

Of the Officers Non Commissioned

Officers and Men of the Queen’s Own

Corps of Guides Who When Escort to

Major Sir Louis Cavagnari K.C.S.

Fell In Defence Of The Residency

At Cabul On Sept. 3rd 1879.

The Commission Of Enquiry Of Which

Col. C. M. MacGregor Was President

Recorded As Follows “They Do Not Give

Their Opinion Hastily But They Believe

That The Annals Of No Army And No

Regiment Can Shew A Brighter Record

Of Devoted Bravery Than Has Been

Achieved By This Small Band Of Guides.

By Their Deeds They Have Conferred

Undying Honour Not Only To The Regiment

To Which They Belong But On The Whole

British Army”.

 

Officers

Native Officers

Non Commissioned Officers

And Men Of The

Queen’s Own Corps Of Guides

Who Fell In The Defence Of

The Residency At Kabul

On The 3rd September 1879

 

Lieutenant W. R. P. Hamilton V.C.

Surgeon Ambrose Kelly

 

 

 

Cavalry

No        Rank        Name                       Troop

 36      Jemadar    Jewand Singh            4th

244     Daffadar     Mira Singh                4th

 672     Sowar        Gul Ahmed               1st

700          “           Khairulla                   1st

725          “           Akbar Khan                st

793          “           Akbar                       1st

802          “           Mirgh                       1st

845          “           Chulam Habib           1st

694          “           Mahomed Amin        2nd

704          “           Mahomed Hassan    2nd

774          “           Amir Hyder              2nd

546          “           Pars Ram                 3rd

551          “           Amar Singh              3rd

572          “           Wazir Singh              3rd

608          “           Ratan Singh              3rd

 763          “           Mul Singh                 3rd

 470          “           Jiwan Singh              4th

611          “           Harnam Singh           4th

684          “           Thakur Singh            4th

787          “           Deva Singh (2)          4th

783      Farrier       Amirulla                   4th

 

Infantry

No        Rank         Name                   Company

           Jemadar    Mehtab Singh            F

875      Havildar     Kharak Singh            H

560          “           Hussen                     B

1244         “           Muzara Singh            F  

1589     Naik         Mehr Dil                    B

   35     Bugler       Abdullah                   B

1352    Lance Nk.  Jangi                        A   

1107    Sepoy        Sonu                       A

1219         “           Shibba                     A

1353         “           Sirsa                       A

1538         “           Tota                        A

 815         “            Khoedad                 B

1934     Sepoy       Akbar Shah              B

2063         “           Said Amir                 B

2077         “           Alam Shah               B

2081         “           Mir Baz Khan           B

2089         “           Hamzullah (1)           B

2150         “           Hamzullah (2)           B

2154         “           Zaidulla                    B

2161         “           Daria Khan               B

1801         “           Yakut Khan              C

1853         “           Mazum                     C

1948         “           Baidulla                    C

1286         “           Devi Sing                  E

1389         “           Partab (1)                 E

1549         “           Cobardhan                E

1557         “           Jai Sing                    E

1561         “           Amar Sing (1)           E

1311         “           Fatteh Singh (1)        F

1519         “           Wariam Singh (1)      F

2068         “           Mith Singh                F

2146         “           Hira Singh                 F

2200         “           Chanda Singh (1)       F

1685         “           Curdit Singh (1)         F

1946         “           Caja Singh                F

2001         “           Wariam Singh (3)      F

1807         “           Ajaib Shah               G

1933         “           Nidhan Singh            G

2034         “           Suleman                  G

1876         “           Tahil Singh               H

1916         “           Ranju Singh              H

1989         “           Bhaggat Singh (2)     H

1990         “           Esa Singh                H

2002         “           Narain Singh (1)        H

2003         “           Hari Singh (2)           H

2005         “           Oodam Singh           H

2180         “           Gurdit Singh             H

3rd Class Hospl. Asst. Rahman Baksh

 

TOTAL (71) 2 British Officers 21 Cavalry and 48 Infantry

 

 

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