Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stewartry
Town
New Abbey
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58058

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Current location

New Abbey Parish Church
New Abbey
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG2 8BY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 96517 65971
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Rectangular metal plaque set on a wooden mount. The lettering is in black.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ LIEUTENANT COMMANDER/ FRANCIS GORDON STEWART/ ROYAL NAVY/ WHO WAS DROWNED OFF THE ORKNEY ISLANDS/ IN/ H.M.S.HAMPSHIRE/ 5th JUNE 1916/ ERECTED BY SOME OF HIS OLD SHIPMATES IN H.M.S.GLOUCESTER
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Stewart, Francis Gordon
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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, service,place of death,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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