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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Glasgow
Town
Rutherglen
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86558

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Current location

Old Parish Church
Queen Street
Rutherglen
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G73 1JP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 61304 61707
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Brass plaque on brown marble backboard
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF /JAMES MACALLAN MB ChB /Captain Royal Army Medical Corps/Who Died on the 9th February 1917 of Wounds /Received on Active Service near KUT-EL-AMARA/Mesopotamia where he is buried /Aged 31 Years /---/Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Macallan, James
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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, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death, place of death, age, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Brown
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5926&mforum=warmemscot

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