St George's Quarter in Liverpool in Merseyside, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Operation Banner - 1st Battalion Kings Regiment Memorial

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 13, 2026

1. Operation Banner - 1st Battalion Kings Regiment Memorial Marker

Inscription. To commemorate all those kingsmen of the 1st Battalion King’s Regiment who have lost their lives whilst serving in Northern Ireland during Operation Banner 1969–2007

We Will Remember Them

Cpl. Alan Buckley — 13.05.1972 • Kgn. Eustace Hanley — 23.05.1972 • Kgn. Marcel Doglay — 30.05.1972 • Kgn. James Jones — 18.07.1972 • Kgn. Brian Thomas — 24.07.1972 • Kgn. Rennie Layfield — 18.08.1972 • Kgn. Roy Christopher — 30.08.1972 • Sgt. Dennis Dooley — 15.03.1975 • Kgn. David Owen — 14.10.1975

Kgn. Peter Kavanagh — 14.11.1975 • Kgn. Christopher Shanley — 11.04.1979 • L/Cpl. Stephen Rumble — 19.04.1979 • L/Cpl. Andrew Webster — 09.05.1979 • Kgn. Stephen Beacham — 29.05.1990 • L/Cpl. Stephen Burrows — 24.10.1990 • Kgn. Vincent Scott — 24.10.1990 • Kgn. David Sweeney — 24.10.1990 • Kgn. Paul Worrall — 24.10.1990

This memorial was paid for by public donations and erected by the Independent King’s Regiment Association

Erected by Independent King’s Regiment Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.

Location. 53° 24.526′ N, 2° 58.875′ W. Memorial is in Liverpool, England, in Merseyside. It is in the St George's Quarter. It can be reached from the intersection of Saint John's Lane and Old Haymarket, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3111 St John's Lane, Liverpool, England L1 1HF, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North West England.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Northern Ireland Roll of Honour (here, next to this marker); Liverpool Royal Corps of Signals Memorial (here, next to this marker); Burma Star Veterans Association Memorial (here, next to this marker); Liverpool Scots Guards Memorial (a few steps from this marker); British Nuclear Test Veterans Association (BNTVA) Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Liverpool 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Queen's Lancashire Regiment Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Liverpool Irish Guards Memorial (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liverpool.

Also see . . . St Johns Gardens Liverpool - 1st King's Regiment, Northern Ireland (War Memorials Register).

Black granite stone of remembrance with a representation of the General Service Medal 1962 Northern Ireland on the sloping top, and the regimental badge on the 6 o'clock face. On the 12 o'clock face is depicted a soldier on patrol in battledress with a rifle. The names are on the 3 and 9 o'clock faces and the incised inscription is gilded. One of twenty conflict-related
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 13, 2026

2. Operation Banner - 1st Battalion Kings Regiment Memorial (Side Panel)
memorials in and around the flower-beds surrounding the statue of Liverpool-born Prime Minister WE Gladstone (1809-1898) in St John’s Gardens, West of St George’s Hall.

(Submitted on October 9, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Operation Banner - 1st Battalion Kings Regiment Memorial (Side Panel) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 13, 2026

3. Operation Banner - 1st Battalion Kings Regiment Memorial (Side Panel)

Operation Banner - 1st Battalion Kings Regiment Memorial (Rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 13, 2026

4. Operation Banner - 1st Battalion Kings Regiment Memorial (Rear)

Operation Banner - 1st Battalion Kings Regiment Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 13, 2026

5. Operation Banner - 1st Battalion Kings Regiment Memorial

This memorial is one of many war memorials located in Liverpool's St. John's Gardens.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 9, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.