Major J Elliot MC

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Ettrick And Lauderdale
Town: Lauder
County: Borders
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker: Gilbert Bayes RBS (Designer)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 62469

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Current location

Lauder Old Parish Church
East High Street
Lauder
Ettrick And Lauderdale
Borders
TD2 6SR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 53094 47534
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description

Bronze plaque with inscription in relief. Badge of KOSB at the top and roundels at the top left and right hand corners with the Lion Rampant of the 15th (Scottish) Division.Left and right borders are decorated with the Edinburgh Castle device from the regimental badge at the bottom.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF/ MAJOR JACK ELLIOT,M.C./ OF THE / KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS/ WHO FELL IN ACTION AT/ THE STORMING OF GOCH IN GERMANY/ FEBRUARY 18th 1945/ AGED 24 YEARS/ ONLY SON OF/ THOMAS & ELIZABETH ELLIOT/ OF THIRLESTANE/ AMONG THE VERY BRAVE THE VERY TRUE

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Elliot, Jack
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Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
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, forename, manner of death, age, relationships, decorations
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Condition

Major Jack Elliot MC
WMO ID: 261110
Condition: Good [last updated on 27-11-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Scottish War Memorials Project warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic3777.html
Gilbert Bayes: Sculptor 1872-1953 by Louise Irvine and Paul Atterbury pp.46, 182 Published:Richard Dennis 1998 Shepton Beauchamp
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Maj J Elliot MC www.cwgc.org

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