Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Inverness
Town
Inverness
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 16/11/1919
    Attended by: Rev. Donald MacLeod
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57669

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Current location

On the east wall
Old High Church
Church Street
Inverness
Inverness
Highland
IV1 1EY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 66467 45489
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Beaten copper plaque with badge of the Arab Rifles (an AR monogram within a laurel wreath) depicted on it. Possibly JLM monogram at bottom
Inscription
TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ JOHN LACHLAN MACKINTOSH/ LIEUTENANT IN THE ARAB RIFLES WHO/ WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN EAST AFRICA/ ON JANUARY 8, 1916 AGED 22 YEARS. DULCE ET DECORUA EST PRO PATRIA / MORI
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mackintosh, John Lachlan
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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
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 220mm, width 220mm
    Materials: Copper
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Dedication Dundee Courier - Monday 17 November 1919
  • Dedication Aberdeen Weekly Journal - Friday 21 November 1919

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