Flying Officer R L Nimmo

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Stirling
Town: Dunblane
County: Central
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: Non-Combat Deaths
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 69235

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Current location

Dunblane Cathedral
The Cross
Dunblane
Stirling
Central
FK15 0AQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NN 78143 01393
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description

Rectangular plaque set within frame. Lettering raised. To the left of the lettering is a Celtic cross and the Royal Air Force insignia.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF JOHN DUNCAN NIMMO/ EAST INDIA MERCHANT WHO WITH HIS WIFE GAVE THE/ WINDOW ABOVE BORN AT ABERCORN WEST LOTHIAN/ HE LIVED IN DUNBLANE FROM 1906 TO 1919 AND DIED AT/ NAIROBI KENYA COLONY 6TH APRIL 1925 AGED 64/ ALSO IN MEMORY OF HIS THIRD SON ROBERT LOUIS/ OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE FLYING OFFICER/ COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX SQUADRON AUXILIARY AIR FORCE/ WHO WAS BORN IN DUNBLANE AND WAS KILLED FLYING/ AT HENDON 4TH AUGUST 1935 AGED 28/ MAY THE LIGHT ETERNAL SHINE ON THEM AND ON ALL CHILDREN CHISTENED IN THIS PLACE.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Nimmo, Robert Louis
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Commemorations

Non-Combat Deaths
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, relationship, forename, occupation, rank, regiment, place of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

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