Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Nithsdale
Town
Dumfries
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71591

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Current location

In the entrance
Maxwelltown High School
Lochside Road
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG2 0EL
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 94937 78084
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass Plaque on a wooden backboard, with his certificate of service and a photograph of him
Inscription
IN MEMORY OFLANCE CORPORAL JOSEPH POOL/(AGED 26 YEARS)/A FORMER PUPIL OF/MAXWELLTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, 1995-1999/WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FIGHTING FOR PEACE/IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2010/"QUIET BUT INSPIRATIONAL"/FUNDED BY THE PUPILS OF MAXWELLTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Pool, Joseph
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Commemorations
  • Afghanistan (2001-2014)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, age, additional, year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Photograph/s
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper, Wood, Glass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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