Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Perth And Kinross
Town
Kinnesswood
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
VC or GC Recipients, Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
79650

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Current location

Portmoak Primary School
Buchan Avenue
Kinnesswood
Perth And Kinross
Tayside
KY13 9HT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 17670 02926
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass Dedication Plaque, with raised lettering; a framed sign giving details of his VC action (which intimates there is also a school prize in his name); and two framed photographs of him
Inscription
IN HONOURED MEMORY/OF/GEORGE THOMPSON V.C./FLIGHT SERGEANT R.A.F.V.R./A PUPIL OF THIS SCHOOL/WHO WAS AWARDED/THE VICTORIA CROSS FOR HIS/SUPERB GALLANTRY IN ACTION/ON 1ST JANUARY 1945, AND WHO/DIED LATER AS A RESULT OF/INJURIES THEN RECEIVED/HE GAVE HIS LIFE/TO SAVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Thompson, George
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Commemorations
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, service, manner of death, decorations, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, service, manner of death, decorations, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Scroll
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
  • Photograph/s
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
  • Photograph/s
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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