Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Roxburgh
Town
Kelso
County
Borders
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
VC or GC Recipients, Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 9 May 1992
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81397

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Current location

Kelso War Memorial
Abbey Grounds
Kelso
Roxburgh
Borders
TD5 7JA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 72863 33759
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Slate Tablet on a granite backboard, on the side of Kelso War Memorial (our reference 5659)
Inscription
SERGEANT DONALD D FARMER/1ST BN QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS/AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS/SERVING IN THE BOER WAR 13 DEC 1900/BORN KELSO 1877 DIED LIVERPOOL 1956/PLAQUE ERECTED BY/THE KELSO BRANCH OF/THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION SCOTLAND/SAT 9TH MAY 1992
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Farmer, Donald D
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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, forenames, rank, regiment, year of birth, place of birth, year of death, place of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, year of birth, place of birth, year of death, place of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Details: Kelso Royal British Legion
Reference

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