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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Lothian
Town
North Berwick
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53674

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Current location

West wall
11a
St Baldred's Church
Dirleton Avenue
North Berwick
East Lothian
Lothian
EH39 4DA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 54589 85310
Denomination: Scottish Episcopal

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Description
Marble tablet with badges at each corner: (top L) Scottish lion rampant; (top R) Royal Scots; (bottom L) Gordon Highlanders; (bottom R) Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM/ WALTER SCOTT STUART LYON ADVOCATE/ LIEUT. 9th BATT. (HIGHLANDERS) ROYAL SCOTS/ BORN OCTOBER 1st 1886 KILLED IN ACTION NEAR/ YPRES MAY 8th 1915/ ALEXANDER PATRICK FRANCIS LYON/ BORN AUG. 5th 1888 KILLED IN ACTION AT/ BERTRY AUG. 27th 1914/ CHARLES JAMES LYON/ LIEUT. ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS/ BORN MARCH 28th 1890 KILLED IN ACTION/ NEAR YPRES NOV. 14th 1914/ IN THEE O LORD HAVE I PUT MY TRUST
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lyon, Alexander Patrick Francis
Lyon, Charles James
Lyon, Walter Scott Stuart
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, date of birth, occupation
    Order of information: date of birth
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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