I was watching the latest video from of a group of Urban Explorers I follow on YouTube last night and in the cemetery of an abandoned church was an interesting memorial which had the battle honours of numerous Napoleonic and Crimean war battles upon it. There also seemed to be a Highland Bonnet above the Waterloo honour. I'm guessing it's possibly a brigade memorial? I would love to be able to give the guys a bit more information so can any of you guys help please? Around the three minute mark you will get a close up of the memorial which fascinates me!
On a wider note these guys are very respectful of the abandoned sites they visit and never remove any property or enter anywhere by force. This fine old building shows clear signs of vandalism including stones through the lovely stained glass windows.
It's a crown above the Waterloo honour and the badge is quite clearly labelled as the Rifle Brigade so the unit post dates the Napoleonic period. I'd guess it's the grave of someone who was in the Rifle Brigade and maybe died on service.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rob. I thought I could make out a bugle badge but wasn't sure.
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Lee