Memorial obelisk marking the Barton on Sea Indian Army Convalescent Depot is a Grade II listed building in the New Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1974. Monument.
Memorial obelisk marking the Barton on Sea Indian Army Convalescent Depot
- WRENN ID
- under-keep-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- New Forest
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1974
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial is an obelisk marking the Barton on Sea Indian Army Convalescent Depot, built in 1914. It is located at the southern end of Barton Court Avenue, just north of the site of Barton Court and the Depot buildings. The tall obelisk is made of rough-hewn granite and has a square base. It rises from a plain block of stone that sits atop a pedestal, which is supported by a two-stepped base.
The main dedicatory inscription is displayed on the pedestal in both English and Urdu. On the north face, it reads: "THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE ESTABLISHMENT AT BARTON ON SEA IN 1914 OF THE CONVALESCENT DEPOT FOR INDIAN TROOPS WHO FOUGHT IN EUROPE DURING THE GREAT WAR AND WAS SUBSCRIBED FOR BY MEMBERS OF THE STAFF." The dedication in Urdu is found on the east face, while the names of the Commandant and Assistant Commandant are recorded on a third face.
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