Lieutenant J Malcolm

1731685505

Use this image under Non-Commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Gilmour Strang

You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence.
By downloading or embedding any image, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is:
© Gilmour Strang (WMR-81900)

Download

Embed
HTML:

<a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/81900" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/147/283/mid_3c0311f0_4a8f_4c81_bcc8_7439914c4944_1_105_c.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Lieutenant J Malcolm"> </a> <span> Lieutenant J Malcolm <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Gilmour Strang (WMR-81900)</a> </span>

BBCode:

[url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/81900][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/147/283/mid_3c0311f0_4a8f_4c81_bcc8_7439914c4944_1_105_c.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/81900]Lieutenant J Malcolm.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Gilmour Strang (WMR-81900)[/url]

Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Perth And Kinross
Town: Perth
County: Tayside
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 81900

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation

Current location

Inside the church
St John's Kirk
St John's Place
Perth
Perth And Kinross
Tayside
PH1 5SZ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 11943 23544
Denomination: Church of Scotland

View location on Google Maps

Description

Wall mounted, on to smooth black plaster, a white marble tablet surmounted by a sword, drape, horn and military hat of the period. The lettering is incised.

Inscription

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/LIEUTENANT JOHN MALCOLM/28TH REGIMENT BOMBAY NATIVE INFANTRY/DIED OF CHOLERA AT MASSICK, IN INDIA, 3RD NOVEMBER 1949/AGED 25 YEARS/ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS, AS A MARK OF/THE HIGH ESTEEM IN WHICH HE WAS HELD BY THEM AND/BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM. HE WAS AN EXCELLENT SOLDIER/AN HONEST MAN AND AN AFFECTIONATE FRIEND

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Malcolm, John
See details

Commemorations

British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble

Condition

If you know the condition of this memorial, please help by adding details

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1709&mforum=warmemscot

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

For queries, please contact [email protected].