Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Scarborough
Town
Whitby
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85433

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Current location

The plaque is in the upper gallery on the west wall of the south transept.
St. Mary's Church
Church Lane
Whitby
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO22 4DP
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 90155 11282
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
It is a brass plaque fastened to a wooden board. There is a border of leaves and at the top a regimental badge. The lettering is filled with red.
Inscription
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ THISTLE ROBINSON M.C./ LIEUTENANT 26TH ROYAL FUSILIERS/ YOUNGEST SON OF SIR RICHARD AND LADY ROBINSON/ WHO IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF HIS SERVICE/ FELL FIGHTING NEAR COURTRAI/ 25TH OCTOBER 1918 AGED 26 YEARS/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Robinson, Thistle
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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: forename, surname, honour, rank, regiment, parent's names, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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