Commemorative plaque, Officers of the Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) killed in World War Two, 1939-1945

Brass plaque from the Punjab Frontier Force Memorial Wall S4, inscribed, 'And Sacred to the Memory of the following Officer who gave their lives in the Second World War 1939-1945'. The following names are recorded: 'Maj. Gen. C.J.B. Hay. C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., Killed in London on 18th September 1940 by enemy Air Action. Lt. Col. C.H.H. Eales, M.C., killed flying in the Seychelles on 5th March. 1941. while O.C. troops. Lt. Col. A.K. Murcott. killed flying near Kani, Burma, on 24th July 1945 while A.Q.M.G., 505 District. S.E.A.C. Maj. H.A. Barnes, C.I.E., assassinated at Fort Sandeman on 4th October 1940, while political agent, Zhob; 'Maj. C.W. Free. M.C., died in Durban, South Africa, on 18th April, 1944 Maj. D.J. Monteith, M.B.E., killed near Mogaung, Burma, on 8th June. 1944. while commanding a company of Chindits. Maj. M.H. Hodson, killed by insurgents at Soerabaja, Java, on 30th October 1945 while Bde. Maj. 49 Ind. Inf. Bde. F/lt H. Dane, D.S.O., captured in Java in February. 1942. Died while in Japanese hands. Capt A.J. Peacock, killed near Kohat on 11th September 1944 in a road accident. Erected by their brother officers of the Guides.'

After the Partition of India in August 1947 the Frontier Force units were divided between the Indian and Pakistan Armies. It was then decided that the memorials to the Punjab Frontier Force, the 'Piffers', erected in the garrison churches should be relocated to England, and in 1951 they were installed in the Parish Church of St Luke's, Chelsea.