Lieutenant G C O Paton

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

North East Fife

Town

North Queensferry, Inverkeithing

County

Fife

Country

Scotland

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 20 June 2016
Attended by: Vesta Darnell, his 2nd cousin

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

70806

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Current location

Adjoining and facing Fife Coastal Path at rear of address
3
Port Laing Wynd
North Queensferry
Inverkeithing
North East Fife
Fife
KY11 1EU
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 13337 81100
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Square plaque bearing engraved representation of cap badge of Royal Scots Fusiliers and lettering as stated above. Fixed to sloping concrete retaining wall at base of garden wall, facing sea beach and pathway.

Inscription

NEAR THIS SPOT / ON 20 JUNE 1916 / Lt GEORGE C O PATON 9Bn RSF / AGED 21 / GAVE HIS LIFE TO SAVE HIS MEN / WHEN A GRENADE WAS BADLY THROWN / HE LIES IN HOPE STREET CEMETERY / INVERKEITHING

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Paton, George C O
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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, forenames, surname, regiment, age of death, manner of death, place of death, date of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 300mm, width 300mm
Materials: Granite

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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