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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Annandale And Eskdale
Town
Ewes
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44145

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Current location

Church 6.5 Km north of Langholm
Ewes Parish Church
A7
Ewes
Annandale And Eskdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG13 0HJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NY 36929 90827
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Plain rectangular brass plaque with black incised inscription mounted on a wooden backboard
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM JAMES LYALL, O.B.E./ LIEUTENANT COL. ROYAL ENGINEERS, WHO DIED ON 29TH NOVEMBER 1938/ AT NOWSHERA MILITARY HOSPITAL/ AS THE RESULT OF A MOTOR ACCIDENT/ AND IS INTERRED IN/ TAKABALLA CEMETERY, PESHAWAR.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lyall, William James
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Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death ,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 305MM, width 610MM
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
KIRK SESSION OF EWES PARISH CHURCH

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