Commemorative plaque (1862-63), Soldiers' Cemetery, Shanghai

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OH01-060

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University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: OH01-060. One of a set of three memorials in the Soldiers' Cemetery, City Wall, Shanghai. See also OH01-020, OH01-022, OH02-14 and OH02-15. The memorial commemorates those who died during the Taiping Rebellion, and reads as follows: TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND PRIVATES OF ROYAL ARTILLERY. ROYAL ENGINEERS. H.B.Ms. 31st REGIMENT. H.B.Ms. 67th REGIMENT. COMMISSARIAT STAFF CORPS. ARMY HOSPITAL CORPS. MILITARY STORE DEPARTMENT. WHO DIED AT SHANGHAI DURING ITS OCCUPATION OF 1862-63. Further information about cemeteries in Shanghai: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/history/customs/ancestors/shanghai.html.