60th Rifles Memorial To Indian Mutiny

Heritage listing

Details MATERIALS: granite, with bronze decoration. DESCRIPTION: tapering square granite pier with deep moulded plinth and base. The moulded cornice is surmounted by a pyramidal cap. Below the cornice are bronze swags on which are hung medals of previous battle honours. The front face additionally has a bronze trophy with a lion's head mask. Below this is the inscription 'IN MEMORY OF COMRADES WHO FELL DURING THE INDIAN CAMPAIGNS OF 1857, 1858 AND 1859. ERECTED BY THE 1ST BATTALION OF ROYAL RIFLES AUGUST 1861'. The battle honours are inscribed on the sides and rear: OUDE (sic), DELHI and ROHILCUND (SIC). The regimental motto 'CELER ET AUDAX' is inscribed on the rear face. The memorial is set on two square steps with rusticated tops enclosed within a low circular wall which originally incorporated iron railings. This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 30 November 2016.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.