ranjitjat
September 2nd, 2003, 04:49 AM
A historic statue
The statue of meditating Buddha, which now lies in the Jat Regimental Centre mess at Bareilly, has a history behind it.
It was on September 1, 1900, that 1 Jat (Light Infantry), now 2 Mechanised Infantry 1 Jat (LI), arrived at Hong Kong to suppress the Boxer Rebellion. The unit was posted to the 3 Brigade of the Chinese Expendionary Force for this task. During its operations in China, Capt William Carr (Medical officer) of the unit, removed this statue from a temple.
The statue of meditating Buddha, which now lies in the Jat Regimental Centre mess at Bareilly, has a history behind it.
It was on September 1, 1900, that 1 Jat (Light Infantry), now 2 Mechanised Infantry 1 Jat (LI), arrived at Hong Kong to suppress the Boxer Rebellion. The unit was posted to the 3 Brigade of the Chinese Expendionary Force for this task. During its operations in China, Capt William Carr (Medical officer) of the unit, removed this statue from a temple.