Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Purbeck
Town
Studland
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26489

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Current location

St Nicholas' Church
Church Road
Studland
Purbeck
Dorset
BH19 3AT
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 03650 82510
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque with plain etched border and inscription. The Royal Artillery badge etched in top corner.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ALASTAIR RODERICK MACLEOD / LIEUT. ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY/ WHO WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED / DURING THE LANDING OF THE ALLIED FORCES / ON THE GALLIPOLI PENINSULA 25TH APRIL 1915 / AND WAS BURIED AT SEA FROM H.M.S. EURYALUS / ON THE FOLLOWING DAY - AGED 23 YEARS. // "YOURS THE PANG, BUT HIS, O HIS, THE UNDIMINISHED / UNDECAYING GLADNESS, UNDEPARTED DREAM" // R.L.S.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Macleod, Alastair Roderick
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forenames, surname, rank, regiment, cause of death, place of death, date of death, place of burial, age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 400mm, width 625mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT NICHOLAS
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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