Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Nithsdale
Town
Dumfries
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71605

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Current location

St Bride's Anglican Church (the former Greyfriars Church)
Castle Street
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 1DR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 97121 76298
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass Plaque
Inscription
EGYPT/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF/COMRADES WHO DIED IN EGYPT/1888-89/THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY/COLONEL J TALBOT COKE/COMMANDING 2ND BATTALION/THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
[?], John
[?], Thomas
Atchinson, Daniel
Cooper, Ernest
Davison, George
Donnelly, John
Guthrie, James
Harrison, James
Hinds, James
Madan, W D
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of death
    Order of information: date of death
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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