Memorials Rochester Cathedral

These plaques are dedicated to:

The soldiers of the Kent Regiment who gave their lives in the South-African War (2nd Boer War).
"In grateful memory
of the devotion and heroic services
of gallant soldiers who gave their lives
in their County's cause
during the war in South Africa
1899-1902
The Officers, N.C. Officers and Men
of County Regiments
The Buffs- East Kent Regiment
The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regt
Militia
3rd Batt. The Buffs- East Kent Regiment
3rd Batt The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Imperial Yeomanry
Royal East Kent The Duke of Connaughts Own
West Kent- The Queens Own
Volunteers
1st and 2nd Vol Batt The Buffs East Kent Regt
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Vol Batt- The Queens
Own- Royal West Kent Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps- Volunteers
Maidstone Companies"


The former pupils of the King's School who gave their lives: Henry Jeffcoat in the South-African War (2nd Boer War), Arthur Molesworth in Nigeria.

Captain Henry King (drowned in 1857) who was wounded in the Crimean War.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries + Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward (1), © Susan Featherstone (WMR-16529) (2), © Susan Featherstone (WMR-16482) (3)