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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Musselburgh
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
SIR ROBERT LORIMER (Designer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57607

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Current location

Loretto School Chapel
Linkfield Road
Musselburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH21 7RE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 34805 72882
Denomination: Non-denominational

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Description
Rectangular oak board with inscription carved in relief. Details for each of the brothers are carved in three separate sections with a floral border dividing each section. Badge of each brother's unit is carved above their section but within the foliate border at the top of the board.
Inscription
Top of the board: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF Left side: HENRY/ TRISTRAM ALMOND/ BSA COY RHODESIA 1902-15/ 2ND LIEUT 3RD BATT GORDON/ HIGHLANDERS ATTACHED/ MACHINE GUN CORPS/ KILLED NEAR CARNOY/ 31ST MARCH 1916 AGED 35/ LORETTO 1891/ 1901. Centre: GEORGE/ HELY HUTCHINSON ALMOND/ MA OXON/ CAPT ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS/ KILLED AT CAIX 9 AUGUST 1918/ AGED 41/ LORETTO 1895- 1901 Roght side: ROWLAND/ LATIMER ALMOND/ CAPT ROYAL ENGINEERS/ INDIAN EXPEDITy FORCE/ KILLED NEAR/ NEUVE CHAPELLE 1914/ AGED 27/ LORETTO 1895-1905. Bottom of the board: FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ A TRIBUTE FROM OLD BOYS 1862-1903 TO THE SONS OF THE HEAD
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Almond, George Hely Hutchinson
Almond, Henry Tristram
Almond, Rowland Latimer
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, age, relationships, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Reference
  • Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland Lor/L/34/37/5

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