Sungei Ujong War Memorial
The Sungei Ujong War Memorial is situated in Coronation Park (Taman Bunga Merdeka), Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, and commemorates the fallen in the Sungei Ujong campaign of 1875–76.
InscriptionThe memorial is inscribed: "Erected by their comrades in memory of those who lost their lives on active service against the Malays in Sungei Ujong 1875–6", and includes the names of 13 men who were killed.[3] On one side of the obelisk are the names of four British soldiers of the 10th Foot (Lincolnshire Regiment) which appear under a Church of England cross: Sergeant F. Owen and Privates J. Ball, J. Newman and H. Smith. On another are the names of two Gurkhas of the 1st Gurkha Light Infantry under a horn bugle: Naik Bucktring Rau and Sepoy Dulieet Poon, On a third side are the names of seven members of the Arab contingent under a crescent: Corporal Ali San, and Privates Mahomet Awal, Mahomet Nizam, Ferozee Mahroot, Ali Mussie, Mariano, and Volaey.[2][3][4] References
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