Erection date: 23/6/1906
{On a shield at the top of the monument:}
Sixth Dragoon Guards Carabiniers.
{On five scrolls beneath the shield:}
Blenheim
Sevastopol {sic}
Afghanistan {with a date that reads 181980 but is presumably meant to be 1880}
Relief of Kimberley
{The fifth scroll has a name that starts with an O, but the rest is obscured by tassels}.
{On a badge beneath the scrolls:}
Carabiniers VI DG.
{Beneath the top ornaments:}
South African War The Carabiniers 1899 - 1902.
{Beneath a relief of soldiers and horses:}
In memory of the Officers, N.C. Officers and Men of the VI Dragoon Guards, {The Carabiniers} who gave their lives for their country in the South African War 1899 - 1902. Erected by past and present Carabiniers. AD 1905.
{Left hand panel:}
Died of wounds or disease {Followed by 47 names. See Commemorated subjects.}
{Right hand panel:}
Relief of Kimberley.Paardeburg.Driefontein.Johannesburg.Diamond Hill.Belfast &c. Officers, N.C. Officers and Men killed in action {Followed by 30 names. See Commemorated subjects.}
Site: Carabiniers' memorial (1 memorial)
SW1, Chelsea Embankment
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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