General Sir W S A Lockhart, GCB, KCSI

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Maker

SIR GEORGE JAMES FRAMPTON RA (Sculptor)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 9 May 1909
Attended by: Lieutenant General SIR E P LEACH VC KCB

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

61725

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Current location

St Giles' Cathedral
Royal Mile
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH1 1RE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 257 735
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description

Marble tablet with bust relief of Gen Sir William Lockhart in uniform with orders and medals. Bronze frame with inscription, lower centre in relief.

Inscription

GENERAL SIR WILLIAM STEPHEN ALEXANDER/ LOCKHART/ G.C.B, K.C.S.I./ OF THE INDIAN ARMY/ WHO DIED WHEN COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF HER MAJESTY'S FORCES IN INDIA HAVING/ SERVED HIS COUNTRY 42 YEARS IN GREAT BRITAIN IN INDIA &/ AFRICA AND TAKEN PART IN ELEVEN CAMPAIGNS IN FIVE OF WHICH HE HELD/ CHIEF COMMAND/ B. 1841 D. 1900

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Lockhart, William Stephen Alexander
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Commemorations

Colonial India
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, year of death, regiment, forenames, year of birth, decorations, additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White
Frame
Measurements: height c1524mm, width c915mm
Materials: Bronze

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

Reference

Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_(Indian_Army_officer)

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