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Memorial details

Memorial type
Memorial homes / Alms houses
District
Dundee
Town
Broughty Ferry
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 3 May 1933
    Attended by: Lord Provost of Dundee
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85763

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Current location

3
Rosendael
Victoria Road
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
Tayside
DD5 1BE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 45477 31634
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The Scottish Naval and Military Veterans' Residence - ROSENDAEL , 3 Victoria Road, BROUGHTY FERRY ,ANGUS . The dwellighouse was donated by Dundee Jute Baron , John Normansell Kyd in Memory of 2nd Lieutenant FRANK PROCTOR KYD, East Surrey Regiment attached 11th Battalion the Royal Warwickshire Regiment killed in action 18 August 1916 and buried in Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuile , France . This young officer's grave is in the Somme . The Kyd family left their mansion in Broughty Ferry and an endowment of £10,000 to Scottish Veterans' Residences to run a home for Veteran Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen following the death of their son killed in action .
Inscription
[none]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Kyd, Frank Proctor
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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: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Building
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
Yes
Purpose: £10,000- to run and maintain the building
Sponsorship
Private
Details: John Normansell Kyd
Responsibility
Scottish Veterans Residences
Reference

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