The
inscription on the front reads:
“The King’s Liverpool Regiment,
this monument is erected by the officers, non-commissioned officers
and men of the regiment and by the grateful people of Liverpool
in memory of their comrades and fellow citizens who died during
the campaigns in Afghanistan 1878-80, Burma 1885-87 and South
Africa 1899-1902. Some fell on the field of battle, some died
of wounds and some of disease, but all gave their lives for the
honour of the regiment their city and their country.”
The left arch wing reads: “Afghanistan
1878-80”, beneath appears the names of the dead.
The
right arch reads: “South
Africa 1899-1902”, beneath appears the names of the
dead.
The monument’s centre pedestal
has the figure of Britannia mourning the regiment’s dead. Her
right hand is raised, while in her left she holds a spray of laurel
and carries a shield.
At each end is a soldier from different periods of the regiment’s
history standing at ease. The regiment’s standard and other
military regalia lie on the step at the foot of the central pedestal.
At the rear of the pedestal are the badge of the regiment, a sphinx,
laurel twig, and the figure of a drummer boy, behind him are banners,
a cannon and a musket.
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