Somerset Light Infantry Memorial Wells Cathedral

The North Transept of Wells Cathedral has a memorial Window and Wall dedicated to the Somerset Light Infantry and all those from Somerset who served in Somerset regiments.
"To the glory of God
and in memory of
Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, Buglers and
Private soldiers named above of the 1st Battalion 13th
(1st Somersetshire) Prince Albert's Light Infantry
who were killed or died of wounds received in action
or from the fatigues of service in the South African
War of 1878-79 and to record the history and
campaigns of the regiment from its formation in
AD 1685 up to 1880."
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"Raised by Lord Huntingdon
AD 1685
Khoord Cabul Pas, Jugdulluck Pass, Jellalabad, Cabul, Crimea, Tcherrnaya, Sebastopol, Indian Mutiny, Amorah, Azimgurh, Jugdeespoor, Toolsepore, South Africa 1878-9, Transvaal, Tolyana Stadt, Kambula, Ulundi, Killiecrankie, The Boyne, S. Michael Venloo, Gibraltar 1st Siege, Barcelona Siege, Almanza, Gibraltar 2nd Siege, Dettingen, Fontenoy, Culloden, Egypt, Martinique, Guadaloupe, La Cole Mill, Rangoon, Ava, Ghuznee."
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"To the Glory of God and in memory of
Officers and Men of the Somerset Regi-
ments who fell in the S. African War 1899-1902
from the County of Somerset. 1903"
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"Remember before God all those
who have served their country
in the Somerset Light Infantry"

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries + Sharky Ward
• Photos: Simon Armstrong (1), Anthony (Sharky) Ward (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)