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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
53677

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Current location

South wall to west of entrance
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
Metal plaque on marble. Relief portrait at top, HLI badge at bottom
Inscription
AUBREY BLACKWOOD PORTER/ LIEUTENANT 4th (ATTACHED TO) 2nd/ HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY/ KILLED IN ACTION AT/ VERMELLES FRANCE/ ON OCTOBER 3rd 1915/ AGED 24/ BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND/ I WILL GIVE THEE THE CROWN OF LIFE/ rev. 11-10/ (HLI badge)/ TO HIS BELOVED MEMORY HIS MOTHER AND SISTER
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Porter, Aubrey Blackwood
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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: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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