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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Lothian
Town
Torpichen
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53700

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Current location

South wall of porch
Torpichen Church Hall
Torpichen
West Lothian
Lothian
EH48 4LZ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 96872 72495
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Marble tablet
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ CAPTAIN ARCHIBALD ATHOLL STUART OF BRIGHOUSE/ 11th ROYAL SCOTS/ KILLED IN ACTION AT PASSCHENDAELE/ 12th OCTOBER 1917 AGED 24/ AND OF/ PRIVATE WILLIAM BAXTER WESTFIELD/ 16th ROYAL SCOTS/ KILLED IN ACTION AT ARMENTIERES/ 15th APRIL 1918 AGED 26 "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Stuart, Archibald Atholl
Westfield, William Baxter
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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