Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
District
Nithsdale
Town
Kirkbean
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44321

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Current location

Kirkbean Church
Kirkbean
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG2 8DW
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 97981 59228
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Organ with dedicatory convex headed white stone tablet. Inscription in black and gold lettering. Family crest at top centre of tablet. Gold painted regimental badges at top corners of tablet
Inscription
NOUS TRAVAILLERONS DONS L'ESPERANCE/ IN MEMORY OF/ COLONEL CHRISTOPHER EDWARD BLACKETT/ OF ARBIGLAND/ BORN 18 OCT. 1826 - DIED 20 MAY 1904/ CAPTAIN WILLIAM STEWART BURDETT BLACKETT/ OF ARBIGLAND/ BORN 23 OCT 1873 - DIED 24 NOV. 1914 OF WOUNDS/ CAPTAIN ARCHIBALD FREDERICK STEWART/ BURDETT BLACKETT OF ARBIGLAND/ BORN 12 SEPT. 1933 - DIED 20 FEB. 1970/ MAJOR CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM STEWART BLACKETT/ OF ARBIGLAND/ BORN 27. APRIL 1908 - DIED 16. MARCH 1985
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Blackett, Archibald Frederick Stewart Burdett
Blackett, Christopher Edward
Blackett, Christopher William Stewart
Blackett, William Stewart Burdett
See details for all 4 names
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,forename,manner of death,age,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death,forename,age,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Organ or Organ part
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Condition
History
1998: ORGAN NO LONGER THERE
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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