Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Ayr
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Boer War; First (1880-1881), Regimental Memorials
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80682

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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 depicting the flags of the 2 country's , also soldiers of both country's, with the names in 4 columns, on a wooden backboard
Inscription
21st/Royal Scots/Fusiliers/To the memory of the under named/Officers, Non Commissioned Officers and men of the/2nd Battalion 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers who were killed/in action or died from wounds, or disease during the wars/1879, 1880, 1881 and 1882 in South Africa/This monument is erected as a mark of respect/and esteem by their old comrades/ [Columns 1 & 2]- KILLED IN ACTION/OR DIED FROM WOUNDS/[names] [Columns 3 & 4]-DIED FROM DISEASR/OR ACCIDENT/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; First (1880-1881)
    Total names on memorial: 76
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 76
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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