
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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