Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Nithsdale
Town
Dumfries
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44290

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Current location

Troqueer Church
Troqueer Road
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG2 7DF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 97433 75080
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Plain rectangular brass plaque on marble backboard with incised inscription in black lettering. Family crest depicted on left side of plaque
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ PATRICK WELLWOOD DUDGEON,/ LIEUTENANT KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS./ ELDEST SON OF ROBERT FRANCIS DUDGEON OF CARGEN, WHO DIED AT KRUGERDORP,/ SOUTH AFRICA, WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE, DECR 30 1901, AGED 23./ "SOON SOON TO FAITHFUL WARRIORS COMETH REST:/ SWEET IS THE CALM OF PARADISE THE BLEST."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Dudgeon, Patrick Wellwood
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    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, forenames, manner of death, age, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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