NAM.1998-10-52-1

Commemorative plaque in the memory of Sir Harry Lumsden's successors in command of the Queen's Own Corps of Guides. Punjab Frontier Force Memorial; Wall S3. After the Partition of India in Aug 1947 the Frontier Force units were divided between the Indian and Pakistan Armies; it was then decided that the memorials to the Piffers erected in the garrison churches should be relocated to England, and in 1951 they were installed in the Parish Church of St Luke’s, Chelsea. Associated with the 2nd Sikh War (1848-1849) and 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880).

Kabul, Siege of, 1879 (2nd Afghan War 1878-1880), Multan, Siege of, 1848-49 (2nd Sikh War 1848-1849), Gujerat, Battle of, 1849 (2nd Sikh War 1848-1849)