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i am researching my paternal family and have been told that there is a wall plaque/memorial in Exeter Cathedral for the lancers.It depict s 2 lancers astride horses.My great great grandfather is supposed to have been a model for the memorial.Does anyone know if this can be verified or not.Any history available on the cathedral mount would be appreciated

Proud Anderson,

Is this the memorial to which you refer?



It is magnificent and relates the Queen's Lancers in India.

As to the models for the figures, I would suggest contacting the Regimental Museum to see if they have any records of the project.

For Berenice, I attach an image of the names

I was going to suggest looking up the local newspaper for the date of its unveiling, but then I found that that was in c.1869, which is too vague a date. Contact the Exeter Local History Society, there's bound to be someone there with an interest in Exeter's military history.
www.exeterlocalhistorysociety.co.uk/

I had no idea it was such an old monument, Berenice.

The most senior man listed, Lt Col Yule, was killed at Delhi during the Indian Mutiny, 1857.