Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stirling
Town
Dunblane
County
Central
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
SIR ROBERT LORIMER (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 4 Oct 1919
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76823

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Current location

Inside Cathedral on North(?) wall of the Chancel
Dunblane Cathedral
The Cross
Dunblane
Stirling
Central
FK15 0AQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NN 78153 01381
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Brass plaque on wall inside the cathedral, with the crest of Glasgow University to left, the crest of the Church of Scotland at centre, and the crest of Nyasland to right.
Inscription
"SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT. REVD. ROBERT HELLIER NAPIER / INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, THE NYASA / LAND FIELD FORCE. BELOVED SON OF / SARAH AND R TWENTYMAN NAPIER / WHO HAVING SERVED AT KARONGA IN / 1914 AND IN GERMAN E AFRICA IN 1917, / FELL IN ACTION IN PORTUGUESE AFRICA / ON 11TH FEBY 1918 AGED 33 YEARS. / ORDAINED IN THE CHOIR OF THIS CATHEDRAL / 1909. A MISSIONARY OF THE CHURCH OF / SCOTLAND AND IN NYASALAND HE HAD THE HIGH / PRIVILEGE OF TRAINING THE FIRST MEMBERS / OF THE NATIVE MINISTRY AND OF SHARING IN / THE TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE INTO NYANJA" "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS FOR THEY / SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Napier, Robert Hellier
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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, Full name, unit, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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