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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North East Fife
Town
St Andrews
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44484

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Current location

St Andrew's Church
Queens Terrace
St Andrews
North East Fife
Fife
KY16 9QF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 50895 16383
Denomination: Scottish Episcopal

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Description
White Marble Tablet in a Green marble frame-the tablet has BRASS BADGES OF the ROYAL SCOTS (ABOVE TEXT) AND the ROYAL FLYING CORPS (BELOW)
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ LIEUT. LAMBERT PLAYFAIR/ FIRST BATTALION ROYAL/ SCOTS ATTACHED TO THE/ ROYAL FLYING CORPS/ HE WAS KILLED ON THE/ 6 JULY 1915 NEAR/ ST JULIEN BY YPRES/ GALLANTLY ATTACKING/ A SUPERIOR FORCE OF/ GERMAN AERO-PLANES/ AGED 21 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Playfair, Lambert
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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: rank, surname, date of death,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Green
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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