The Record of a Regiment of the Line Part 20

" Gray.

" Anstey.

" Lucas.

Sergeant Leach.

Private Capp.

" Gander.

Private Gregory.

" Reynolds.

" Devitte.

" Osmonde.

" Burge.

" Newton.

" Reed.

Lance-Corporal Bromford--twice.

Private Rowe.

" Suss.e.x.

" Ward.

" Smith.

" Easton.

" Legatt.

Col.-Sergeant Palmer.

Private Bray.

Lance-Corporal Spear.

Private Kean.

" Welch.

" Peckham.

Lance-Corpl. Quick.

Private Burns.

" Simmons.

" Palmer.

Total number of killed and wounded and died of disease:--

Killed and died of disease. Wounded.

Officers 7 12 N.C.O.'s and men 91 85 Total casualties 195

A large memorial is erected to the memory of those who fell on January 6th at Wagon Hill, Ladysmith, on the spot where the charge took place.

It bears the following inscription:

To the glory of G.o.d, and in memory of the following Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Men of the 1st Battalion Devons.h.i.+re Regiment, who fell in the gallant and successful charge made across this place by three companies during the fight on 6th January, 1900.

Siege of Ladysmith.

Captain W.B. Lafone.

Lieutenant H.N. Field.

Lance-Corpl. J. Pigeon.

" " W.D. Pratt.

" " A. Vern.

Private T. Bamsey.

" A. Bevan.

" J. Bibb.

" W. Brown.

" A. Curtis.

" W. Davidson.

Private W. Fair.

" W. Harvey.

" E. Hornsby.

" T. Litton.

" H. Marden.

" W. Newcombe.

" F.W.J. Page.

" G. Roper.

" J. Seager.

" W. Woods.

Lieutenant E.E.M. Walker, Somerset Light Infantry (attached).

"Semper Fidelis."

A marble monument is erected in Ladysmith cemetery to those who were killed or died of disease during the siege of Ladysmith, and their names are recorded on it. A small iron cross was also placed at the head of the grave of every man of the Regiment who was killed or who died of disease during the war.

These memorials were erected by the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the 1st Battalion Devons.h.i.+re Regiment, to the memory of their gallant comrades.

WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON, LTD. PRINTERS, PLYMOUTH