Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wigtown
Town
Wigtown
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76916

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Current location

next to the UF Roll of Honour-our reference 72013
Parish Church
Church Lane
Wigtown
Wigtown
Dumfries And Galloway
DG8 9HU
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 43583 55528
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
A small wooden shield bearing the crest of the Scots Guards and bearing the inscription on a white metal plaque above.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF GDSM GILBERT MUIR HERON/2ND BN SCOTS GUARDS DIED SUDDENLY IN/CYPRUS 13 JUNE 1986 AND BURIED AT/DHEKLILA MILITARY CEMETERY, CYPRUS Below the Shield- 2ND BN SCOTS GUARDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Heron, Gilbert Muir
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Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, manner of death, place of death, date of death, rank, regiment, place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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