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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
44485

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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 16382
Denomination: Scottish Episcopal

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Description
White Marble Tablet in a green marble frame
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ JOHN CHRISTIE AITKEN/ M.C./ CAPTAIN 2ND BATTN./ ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHRS. ONLY SON OF/ COL. FRANCIS MACNAMAR AITKEN/ OF THE SAME REGIMENT/ AND OF/ BLANCHE LESLIE HIS WIFE/ HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT LOOS/ 25 SEPT 1915/ AGED 22 YEARS/ FOR GOD PROVED THEM AND FOUND THEM/ WORTHY FOR HIMSELF
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aitken, John Christopher
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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, forenames, manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional,decorations
    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

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