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Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Banff and Buchan
Town
Peterhead
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 August 1868
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57072

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Current location

The Town House
Broad Street
Peterhead
Banff and Buchan
Grampian
AB42 1HY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NK 13415 46101
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Square granite plinth surmounted by statue of Field Marshal Keith. Inscription in black lettering on the front face of the plinth.
Inscription
FIELD MARSHALL KEITH/ BORN AT INVERUGIE 1696/ KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF/ HOCHKIRCHEN/ 14TH OCTOBER 1758/ THE GIFT/ OF/ WILLIAM 1ST/ KING OF PRUSSIA/ TO/ THE TOWN OF PETERSHEAD/ 23RD AUGUST 1868/ PROBUSN VIXIT FORTIS OBIIT
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Keith, [francis Edward]
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Commemorations
  • Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, place of death, place of birth, year of birth, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Donation from King William 1st of Prussia, 1868
Reference

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