Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Stirling
Town
Dunblane
County
Central
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Louis Davis, London (Artist)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69237

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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
Two light window depicting St. George and an allegory of Hope. Dedicatory text featured in scrolls beneath each figure. Dedicatory board beneath the window.
Inscription
Window: IN MEMORY OF LIEUT-COLONEL JOHN/ BOYD WILSON 7 BATT SCOTTISH RIFLES/(...)/ GALLIPOLI JUNE 28 1915. Dedicatory board: WINDOW ABOVE/ THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF/ THE NAVE/ THE GLASS IN THIS 2 LIGHT WINDOW/ COMMEMORATES LT COLONEL J BOYD WILSON,/ WHO WAS KILLED IN GALLIPOLI IN 1915 WHILE/ IN COMMAND OF THE 7TH SCOTTISH RIFLES./ THE FIGURES REPRESENT ST GEORGE AND HOPE/ AND WERE THE WORK OF LOUIS DAVIS OF/ LONDON. LT COLONEL BOYD WILSON WAS AN/ ELDER IN THE CATHEDRAL./ THIS INFORMATION BOARD HAS BEEN PROVIDED/ AS A MEMORIAL TO LIEUTENANT-COLONEL/ JOHN LAWRIE BOYD WILSON, ELDER SON/ OF JOHN AND HARRIET BOYD WILSON; IT WAS/ DONATED BY HIS WIDOW/ MARGARET LOUISA BOYD WILSON.
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Wilson, John Boyd
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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: Rank, forename, surname, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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