Cruiser the Dog (Afghan Campaigns 1878-1880)

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Addition to gravestone
District: Ross And Cromarty
Town: west of Maryburgh
County: Highland
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880), Animal Memorials
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 79791

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Current location

Brahan Castle graveyard
off the A835
west of Maryburgh
Ross And Cromarty
Highland
IV6 7UY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 5138 5441
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Addition to family gravestone

Inscription

In memory of Cruiser. For 15 years the faithful friend and companion of Colonel Stewart Mackenzie of Seaforth. He accompanied the 9th Lancers throughout the Afghan Campaigns 1878-79-80, including the march from Kabul to Kandahar. Born 1878, Died 1893.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Mackenzie, Cruiser
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Commemorations

First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 1
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: name, relationships, year of birth, year of death, details of military career, regiment
Order of information: Undefined
Animal Memorials
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: name, relationships, year of birth, year of death, details of military career, regiment
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

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