Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Ayr
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Colonial India
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80522

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Current location

Auld Kirk
Blackfriars Walk
Ayr
Kyle And Carrick
Strathclyde
KA7 1TT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 33899 21917
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Brass Plaque on wooden backboard
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF/DAVID MACOMB KENNEDY/2ND LIEUTENANT/ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS./WHO DIED AT PESHAWAR/ON THE 19TH. OCTOBER. 1899./AGED 21 YEARS AND/FOUR MONTHS./THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS./QUI PROCUL HINC. THE LEGEND'S WRIT,/(THE FRONTIER GRAVE IS FAR AWAY)/QUI ANTE DIEMPERIIT,/SED MILES SED PRO PATRIA
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Kennedy, David Macomb
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Commemorations
  • Colonial India
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, age, place of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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