CPT Aubrey S. T. Reilly 69th Punjabis, British Army -- Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, UK - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The waymark coordinates are for the main door to the Bath Abbey. GPS receivers will not work inside the Abbey.

This small memorial to the memory of a young local Army Officer killed in Mesopotamia and buried in a mass grave with other fallen comrades catches the eye because of its unisual green marble base.

The memorial reads as follows:

"[Greater love hath no man than this
Seal of 69th Punjabis
Faithful Unto Death]

In sacred and loving memory of

AUBREY S T REILLY
Capt. 69th Punjabis
Attached 92nd Punjabis

Youngest son of Major J.M.T. and Francis Isabel Reilly

Who fell on February 22, 1917 at Sunniyat, Mesopotamia while gallantly leading his company and was buried the following day in the Trench Cemetery Sunniyat

Aged 23 years"

Mesopotamia is better known now as Iraq. See here for more on the Mesopotamian Front during WWI: (visit link)

Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: Monday 9.30am to 5.30pm (last entry 5.15pm) Tuesday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm (last entry 5.15pm) Saturday 9.00am to 6.00pm Sunday 1.00 to 2.30pm & 4.30 to 5.30pm Entrance fees (if it applies): 0 Type of memorial: Plaque

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