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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Ayr
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80531

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Current location

Although locally known as Alloway Kirk
the parish website uses the descriptor 'Parish Church' and those words differentiate from the ruined Auld Kirk
40
Parish Church
Alloway
Ayr
Kyle And Carrick
Strathclyde
KA7 4PQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 33241 18023
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Brass Plaque with decorative edging
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/CAPTAIN ROBERT FOSTER DILL D.S.O./129TH D.C.O. BALLUCHIS/KILLED IN ACTION IN NORTHERN FRANCE/11TH APRIL 1915-AGED 31 YEARS/AND OF/LIEUT & ADJ. JOHN ROWE DILL/69TH PUNJABIS/KILLED IN ACTION IN NORTHERN FRANCE/6TH JUNE 1915-AGED 23 YEARS/"FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Dill, John Rowe
Dill, Robert Foster
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, decorations, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
    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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