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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stirling
Town
Stirling
County
Central
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86167

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Current location

Holy Trinity Church
Albert Place
Stirling
Stirling
Central
FK8 2RG
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 79906 93512
Denomination: Scottish Episcopal

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Description
Nowy headed Brass Plaque with decorative edging, and an inscribed Latin cross in the nowy head
Inscription
+/In Loving Memory of /LILIAS /Wife of Colonel Andrew Aytoun /Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders /Who died at Maidstone 13th September 1920 aged 56 years /And of their only child /ROLLO /Lieutenant, 2nd Batt., Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders /Who died at Le Cateau, France, 27th August 1914 /Of wounds received in action the previous day /Aged 24 years
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aytoun, Rollo [robert Merlin]
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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, forename, relationships, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death, place of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=8477&mforum=warmemscot
  • CWGC Citation- CWGC: AYTOUN, ROBERT MERLIN GRAHAM Rank: Lieutenant Date of Death: 27/08/1914 Age: 24 Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 2nd Bn. Awards: Mentioned in Despatches Grave Reference III. A. Headstone 10. Cemetery LE CATEAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Lt. Col. Andrew Aytoun.

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