Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Perth And Kinross
Town
Kinross
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81876

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Current location

St Paul's Church
Muirs
Kinross
Perth And Kinross
Tayside
KY13 8AY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 11722 03054
Denomination: Scottish Episcopal

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Description
Brass Plaque with a large red enamel Latin cross at top centre
Inscription
+/Greater Love hath no man than this/In Loving Memory of/William Bacon Johnston Reid/Captain 3rd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders/Born March 28th 1881 died May 20th 1915/in London, from wounds received on 18th May 1915, in action near La/Bassee, France whilst serving with/2nd Gordon Highlanders/"Eternal rest grant him O Lord, and/may light perpetual shine upon him."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Reid, William Bacon Johnston
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death, date of birth
    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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