Lion sculpture on the Maiwand memorial in Forbury Gardens, Reading, Berkshire, c1860-c1922. Artist: Henry Taunt

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Lion sculpture on the Maiwand memorial in Forbury Gardens, Reading, Berkshire, c1860-c1922. The memorial commemorates the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment who fought at the Battle of Maiwand, in Afghanistan in 1880, and who sustained heavy losses.

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Size: 5554px × 3403px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Reading,Reading
Photo credit: © Reproduced by permission of Historic England/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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