Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Roxburgh
Town
Kelso
County
Borders
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Regimental Memorials, Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 5 May 2013
    Attended by: Consul General of the Republic of Poland
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76298

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Current location

Kelso Abbey Grounds
beside the War Memorial-our reference 5659
Kelso
Roxburgh
Borders
TD5 7JB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 72863 33759
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Slate Tablet with white lettering and the polish eagle engraved at top centre
Inscription
4.4.1942 7.6.1943/PRESENTED BY THE 3RD ARMOURED REGIMENT/POLISH FORCES TO THE PEOPLE OF KELSO/IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR KINDNESS/AND HOSPITALITY
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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