Regimental crests at Cherat, India

[Chris_Baker]

This is a postcard of a photogaph taken at Cherat, in India. It shows a number of regimental crests that appear to have been carved into a rock face. They also carry dates, presumably when each unit was stationed there.

The crests that can be seen are (L to R):

Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1891-1900

4th King's Royal Rifle Corps, 1886

2nd Black Watch, no date

51st Foot, 1877 (four years later to be made into the 1st KOYLI)

Royal Warwickshire, 1871-73 and 1908-1910

99th Foot, Duke of Edinburgh's Regiment, 1887 (2nd Wiltshires)

1st Seaforth Highlanders, do date

1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1892

1st Somerset Light Infantry, 1904

Devonshire regiment, 1896

Royal Irish Fusiliers, 1886-1887 and 1888-1889

Northumberland Fusiliers, 1908

This picture has deliberately not been reduced to screen size, to allow for best viewing of the crests.

Just for interest. Anyone know if the crests are still there?

[Geoff Parker]

Chris

Thats an amazing photograph, especially with so many

of the regiments having disappeared or are about to.

Any idea when it was taken

Geoff

Ther's no clue on the card, Geoff. Got to be in or after 1910. Chris

[Andy Shaw]

The 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers embarked for India in 1883 where they remained until 1895,

the following is an extract from the regimental history.

''The Faughs remained at Nowshera until 1888, when they marched out for Peshawer, and thence for Cherat, where they left lasting evidance of their stay in the shape of a regimental crest carved on to a rock face''

[HERITAGE PLUS]

Found this pic of the Cherat badges taken from a different angle.

[j.r.f]

PALS

This looks like a job for PETER of racingteapots fame.He said he was going to INDIA in February.Might it be posible for our man in Idia tom take a look ?

heres to good sluthing.

cheers

JOHN.

[christine liava'a]

1911 encyclopedia

CHERAT

CHERAT, a hill cantonment and sanatorium in. the Peshawar district of the North-West Frontier Province, India, 34 m. S.E. of Peshawar. It is situated at an elevation of 4500 ft., on the west of the Khattak range, which divides the Peshawar from the Kohat district. It was first used in 1861, and since then has been employed during the hot weather as a health station for the British troops quartered in the hot and malarious vale of Peshawar.

[Guest Ian Bowbrick]

PALS

This looks like a job for PETER of racingteapots fame.He said he was going to INDIA in February.Might it be posible for our man india to take a look ?

heres to good sluthing.

cheers

JOHN.

Well if he does GOOD LUCK to him - Peshawar is a hotbed of trouble at the moment!

Ian

[Guest Pete Wood]

Ian, you are so right. It's a tad scarey there.

The only part of Peshawar I shall be going near, is the large Naan (fruit and coconut) bread - a speciality of that region - that will hopefully be on the menu every night, in my safe billet in Delhi.

You're going to have to find a hero, elsewhere, if you want a picture of the crests at Cherat. Sorry.....

[HERITAGE PLUS]

This related item may be of interest.

http://northumberlandfusiliers.org.uk/catalogue/cat/94.HTM

Dave

[Guest fahadktk]

Hi everyone! My name is Fahd and I am originally from Cherat. I am doing a research project on Cherat history. I have found lots of information on the internet but one crucial thing I cannot find is how did it get its name i.e. Cherat? As far as I know its not a local word, nothing matches anywhere near to this word in the local language or dialects. We all believe it was named after a British Army officer but unfortunately I couldn't find any information which could prove this theory.

I am posting on this forum to see if anyone have any information about Cherat which could help me find out how did it get its name or who its named after?

Thank you.

[MaureenE]

The FIBIS Fibiwiki page Murree http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Murree has the following links:

• "A rock epic". An article by Ali Jan about a 1909 regimental rock carving by the Northumberland Fusiliers, at Murree from The News on Sunday 19 July 2009 (jang.com.pk)
  
• Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment, Kuldana, Murree 1907- 1910 by Dr Ali Jan. Details of rock carvings.
  
• Three views of regimental badge rock-carvings at Cherat (Charat) Hill. Cherat, like the Khyber Pass had a tradition of regimental carvings on the rocky faces of the hillsides.^[12]
  
  • pre 1920, 1920, 1931
    

Cheers

Maureen

Unfortunately, even though I am logged in, I cannot view any of the images previously posted in this thread.

[bushfighter]

I cannot view the preceeding images, but go to this site:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cherat+pakistan&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=7pJiUb_MKaXG7Aav8oDgAw&ved=0CDMQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=819#imgrc=_

or do a google search for Cherat and look at the photos.

An old postcard of the badges is there, plus several very interesting other old postcards.

There is a modern photo of the badges, now very faded, with a Pakistani Special Forces emblem sited in front.

Harry

[mac]

Chris

Go to the following Regimental Museum Website at www.thewardrobe.org.uk and the go to RESEARCH/COLLECTION and in KEYWORD put in Cherat. You will pick up several references to the Wiltshire Regt one. (The wardrobe is the Wilts Regt Museum at Salisbury)

Cheers

MAC