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Current location
Toys Hill
National Trust
Toys Hill
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN16 1
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 46787 51767
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- LAND BEQUEATHED TO THE NATIONAL TRUST. IT IS MARKED BY AN OBELISK PLACED ON THE SITE WITH DEDICATORY METAL PLAQUE ON THE FRONT FACE
- Inscription
- WEARDALE/ WAS BEQUEATHED TO THE / NATIONAL TRUST / BY W. A. ROBERTSON IN / MEMORY OF HIS BROTHERS / NORMAN CAIRNS / ROBERTSON CAPTN. / 2ND BATT. HAMPSHIRE REGT / WHO DIED 20TH JUNE 1917 AT / HANOVER GERMANY AND OF / LAURANCE GRANT / ROBERTSON ND LIEUTENANT. / 2ND BATTALION KING'S OWN / SCOTTISH BORDERERS, WHO / WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN / FRANCE DURING THE BATTLE / OF THE SOMME IN OR NEAR DELVILLE WOOD 30TH JULY 1916
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: year died,regiment,place of death,manner of death,relationships,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Weardale
- Grade II
- 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
- Condition
- CAPT N C ROBERTSON AND 2LT L G ROBERTSON TOYS HILL WW1
- WMO ID: 83427
- Condition: Good [last updated on 27-10-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
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