Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stewartry
Town
Carsphairn
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72119

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Current location

on the external back wall of the church
Parish Church
A713
Carsphairn
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 3TQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 56261 93167
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Plain Stone Tablet
Inscription
In loving memory of/Lieut W H Cathcart/3rd Batt Worcester Regt/Born 3rd May 1880 Died 17th Jany 1902/At Mafeteng Basutoland South Africa/While serving with/The 16th Mounted Infantry
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Cathcart, W H
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, date of birth, date of death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
History
due to oxidisation/weathering
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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