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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Ross And Cromarty
Town
Dingwall
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Maker
MR KELLOCK BROWN RAC (Sculptor)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63890

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Current location

Dingwall Museum
High Street
Dingwall
Ross And Cromarty
Highland
IV15 9RY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 54955 58764
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Later became Levern Primary School
    Levern Public School
    Glasgow
    Glasgow
    Strathclyde
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Nitshill Public Hall
    Priesthill Road
    Nitshill
    Glasgow
    Strathclyde
    G53 7AF
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NS 517 608
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Plaque with a portrait of Meikle in Army uniform, with laurels at the base. Upper left side are overlapping VC letters with the number 19 below; and to the upper right is a VC Cross and the number 18 below. The inscription is below this. All images and inscription are cast in relief.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF/ SERGT JOHN MEIKLE VC MM/ 4th BATN SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS/ KILLED IN ACTION 20 JULY 1918/ AWARDED VC FOR MOST/ CONSPICUOUS BRAVERY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Meikle, John
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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, forename, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, forename, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 750mm, width 380mm
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Costs

Comments: Sponsored by Perry & Hope Ltd, Nitshill, Glasgow

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Responsibility
Dingwall Museum
Reference

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