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87th FOOT

Memorial sat Peshawar:

"Sacred to the memory of the undermentioned men of E Company 87th Regiment
who died during the stay of the regiment in Peshawar 1888-1889.
Private John
Leahey. accidentally killed in the soda water factory 13 Apr 1889. Aged 22 yrs
John Livingstone. 15 Jun 1889. Aged 25 yrs 1 mth.
John McDermott. 18 Jun 1889. Aged 27 yrs 10 mths.
James Maher. 20 Jun 1889. Aged 26 yrs 6 mths.
James Windibank. 18 Nov. 1889. Aged 27 yrs 4 mths.
Erected by the officers, NCOs and men of their company as a mark of esteem and respect."


"Sacred to the memory of the undermentioned Sergeants of the 87th Regiment
who died during the stay of the regiment in Rawalpindi and Peshawar Districts:
Rawalpindi
C.M. Kennedy. 18 Jun 1885. Aged 23 yrs
F. Wells. 7 Aug. 1885. Aged 30 yrs
R. Walton. 8 Aug 1885. Aged 30 yrs
Nowshera
J. Maher. 20 Jun 1886. Aged 38 yrs
W.J. Johnston. 17 Feb 1887. Aged 26 yrs
Murree
P. Tierney. 27 Jun 1888. Aged 29 yrs
J. O'Neill. 8 Aug 1888. Aged 43 yrs
Peshawar
W. Leggett. 30 Jan 1889. Aged 42 yrs
J. Gilhooly. 7 Jun 1889. Aged 29 yrs
Chittagong
J. Roche. 26 Apr 1889. Aged 27 yrs."