Captain Colin Macdonald and Corporal Angus MacDonald

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Nithsdale
Town: Dumfries
County: Dumfries And Galloway
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 44230

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Current location

west end of north wall
St John's Episcopal Church
Lovers' Walk
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 1LP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 97491 76445
Denomination: Scottish Episcopal

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Description

Plain rectangular Brass Plaque with incised inscription in black lettering. Double line border around the inscription

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ COLIN MACDONALD/ CAPTAIN 1/7TH GURKHA RIFLES, KILLED IN/ THE BATTLE OF CTESIPHON, NEAR BAGHDAD./ 22ND NOVEMBER, 1915, AGED 32 YEARS./ AND ALSO OF/ ANGUS MACDONALD,/ CORPORAL, 15TH ROYAL SCOTS, KILLED IN ACTION/ NEAR FRICOURT, FRANCE, 1ST JULY, 1916, AGED 36 YEARS./ SONS OF THE LATE DR A. D. MACDONALD, DUMFRIES./ "DILEAS GU BAS"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Macdonald, Angus
Macdonald, Colin
See details for all 2 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age,relationships,additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 455mm, width 725mm
Materials: Brass

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1078

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