Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Annandale And Eskdale
Town
Lochmaben
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44180

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Current location

Lochmaben Parish Church
south end of Main Street
Lochmaben
Annandale And Eskdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG11 1NB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NY 08356 82278
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Nowy headed brass plaque mounted on a mottled marble backboard with inscription in relief, and his Regimental badge at the top centre of plaque and foliate design carved in relief to form border of plaque. The plaque is on a green granite backboard
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ ARCHIBALD SANDERS,/ 2ND LIEUT. 5TH. KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS,/ WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED/ WHILE LEADING HIS PLATOON IN THE/ BATTLE OF ARRAS./ HE RESTS AT AUBIGNY/ 25TH APRIL 1897 - 9TH APRIL 1917.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Sanders, Archibald Morton
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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: surname, rank, date of death, regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death, date of birth,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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