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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Angus
Town
Kirriemuir
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
VC or GC Recipients, First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 November 2006
    Attended by: Lord Lieutenant of Angus
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57849

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Current location

Cumberland Close
Kirriemuir
Angus
Tayside
DD8 4ET
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 38547 53902
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Grey, rectangular stone tablet with the inscription incised in the stone. VC incised in the top left hand corner.
Inscription
THE VICTORIA CROSS/ The highest decoration awarded for/ bravery to members of the armed/ forces instituted by Queen Victoria/ in 1856. Three residents of Kirriemuir/ were awarded with this medal/Private Charles Melvin VC Black Watch/(Royal Highlanders). Onstabulat, Mesopotamia 1917/Capt. The Lord Charles Anthony Lyell VC/(Scots Guards). Killed in action, Dj Bou Arada, Tunisia 1943/Private Richard Henry Burton VC/The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding)/Regiment. Monte Ceco, Italy 1944
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Burton, Richard Henry
Lyell, Charles Anthony
Melvin, Charles
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 2
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, year of VC action, regiment, place of VC action, forenames, decorations
    Order of information: year of VC action
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, year of VC action, regiment, place of VC action, forename, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, year of VC action, regiment, place of VC action, forenames, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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