Memorial at Delhi - "On the 11th May 1857 nine resolute
Englishmen - Lieut. Geo. Dobson Willoughby, Bengal Artillery, in command.
Lieutenant William Raynor - Lieutenant Geo. Forrest - Conductor Geo. William
Shaw - Conductor John Buckley -
Conductor John Scully - Sub Conductor William Crow - Sergeant Benjamin Edward - Sergeant Peter Stewart - defended the magazine of Delhi for more than four hours against large numbers of the rebels and mutineers until the walls being scaled and all hope of succour gone these brave men fired the magazine - five of the gallant band perished in the explosion which at the same time destroyed many of the enemy. This tablet marking the former entrance gate of the magazine is placed here by the Government of India.."
Conductor William Berrill - killed at Cawnpore 27 June 1857
Conductor Geoffrey Coleman - wounded at Allahabad 22 June 1857. died of wounds
Sub-Conductor G. Connor - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Sub-Conductor William Crow - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Sergeant Robert Dixon - killed at Gwalior 19 June 1857
Sergeant Benjamin Edwards - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Conductor J. Nolan - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Assistant Commissary Nicholas Reilly - killed at Cawnpore 27 June 1857
Sergeant John Ryan - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Conductor John Scully - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Sub-Conductor R.N. Settle - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Conductor William George Shaw - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Sergeant Peter Stewart - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Sub-Conductor William H. West - killed at Kotah 26 March 1858
Sub-Conductor J. White - died of wounds at Lucknow 23 August 1857
Sub-Conductor Roger Woods - died of wounds at Lucknow 19 August 1857
Conductor John Scully - Sub Conductor William Crow - Sergeant Benjamin Edward - Sergeant Peter Stewart - defended the magazine of Delhi for more than four hours against large numbers of the rebels and mutineers until the walls being scaled and all hope of succour gone these brave men fired the magazine - five of the gallant band perished in the explosion which at the same time destroyed many of the enemy. This tablet marking the former entrance gate of the magazine is placed here by the Government of India.."
Conductor William Berrill - killed at Cawnpore 27 June 1857
Conductor Geoffrey Coleman - wounded at Allahabad 22 June 1857. died of wounds
Sub-Conductor G. Connor - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Sub-Conductor William Crow - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Sergeant Robert Dixon - killed at Gwalior 19 June 1857
Sergeant Benjamin Edwards - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Conductor J. Nolan - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Assistant Commissary Nicholas Reilly - killed at Cawnpore 27 June 1857
Sergeant John Ryan - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Conductor John Scully - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Sub-Conductor R.N. Settle - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Conductor William George Shaw - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Sergeant Peter Stewart - killed at Delhi 11 May 1857
Sub-Conductor William H. West - killed at Kotah 26 March 1858
Sub-Conductor J. White - died of wounds at Lucknow 23 August 1857
Sub-Conductor Roger Woods - died of wounds at Lucknow 19 August 1857
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