Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Edinburgh
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Colonial India
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8749

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Current location

Right hand side of nave - the altar end.
St. Giles Cathedral
Royal Mile
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH1 1RE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 25728 73590
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Ornately decorated marble tablet
Inscription
IN MEMORY/OF THE OFFICERS,/NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS,/AND PRIVATES OF THE/72ND DUKE OF ALBANY'S OWN/HIGHLANDERS/WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION, AND DIED/OF WOUNDS AND DISEASE DURING THE SERVICE/OF THE REGIMENT IN INDIA/FROM 1857 TO 1865
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Colonial India
    Total names on memorial: 160
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 160
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment
    Order of information: rank THEN surname THEN forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
St. Giles Cathedral
Reference
  • A transcription of the names McKENZIE , J , Major , 72nd Highlanders KILDAHL , J R , Lieutenant , 72nd Highlanders CAMPBELL , H F , Lieutenant , 72nd Highlanders KING , J , Colour Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders ROLLER , Frederick , SJM , 72nd Highlanders CAIRNS , Samuel , Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders CARMICHAEL , Robert , Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders DAVIES , John , Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders DOIG , William , Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders HASKOW , Gerrard , Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders McRAE , Alexander , Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders MILLER , Francis , Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders SUTHERLAND , James , Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders TAYLOR , Andrew , Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders TODD , Robert , Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders DAVIDSON , Andrew , Lance Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders HUNTER , John , Lance Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders MURPHY , James , Lance Sergeant , 72nd Highlanders BEGG , William , Corporal , 72nd Highlanders CONNOCHIE , James , Corporal , 72nd Highlanders CUNNINGHAM , Robert , Corporal , 72nd Highlanders DEWAR , Daniel , Corporal , 72nd Highlanders McKAY , James , Corporal , 72nd Highlanders McKAY , Thomas , Corporal , 72nd Highlanders SMITH , John , Corporal , 72nd Highlanders McLEAN , Alexander , Drummer or Piper , 72nd Highlanders MILLER , Richard , Drummer or Piper , 72nd Highlanders O'CONNOR , Thomas , Drummer or Piper , 72nd Highlanders ADAM , Alexander , Private , 72nd Highlanders AFFLECK , Andrew , Private , 72nd Highlanders AUCHINLOSS , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders ATKENS , Alfred , Private , 72nd Highlanders BALLANTINE , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders BEATTIE , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders BERRY , Charles , Private , 72nd Highlanders BLACK , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders BLACKWOOD , David , Private , 72nd Highlanders BOLTON , Michael , Private , 72nd Highlanders BREMNER , Donald , Private , 72nd Highlanders BRIGGS , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders BROWN , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders BROWN , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders BRUNT , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders BURGESS , George , Private , 72nd Highlanders CALEY , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders CAMERON , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders CAMERON , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders CAMPBELL , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders CAMPBELL , Patrick , Private , 72nd Highlanders CARRACHER , Francis , Private , 72nd Highlanders CARTER , George , Private , 72nd Highlanders CHAPMAN , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders COATES , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders COLEMAN , David , Private , 72nd Highlanders CONWAY , Walter , Private , 72nd Highlanders CRIGHTON , Richard , Private , 72nd Highlanders CURRIE , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders DARLING , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders DAVIDSON , Robert , Private , 72nd Highlanders DAVIES , Joseph , Private , 72nd Highlanders DAWSON , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders DOCHERTY , Charles , Private , 72nd Highlanders DOOLAN , Patrick , Private , 72nd Highlanders DOUGLAS , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders DUNCAN , Archibald , Private , 72nd Highlanders DUNCAN , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders DUNIBIE , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders ELDERS , john , Private , 72nd Highlanders FRASER , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders FRASER , Thomas , Private , 72nd Highlanders GALLACHER , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders GIBSON , Alexander , Private , 72nd Highlanders GIBSON , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders GRAHAM , john , Private , 72nd Highlanders HALL , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders HAMILTON , Samuel , Private , 72nd Highlanders HANLEY , john , Private , 72nd Highlanders HARPER , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders HARVEY , Neil , Private , 72nd Highlanders HASTINGS , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders HORTON , Richard , Private , 72nd Highlanders HUTCHISON , David , Private , 72nd Highlanders INGRAM , Thomas , Private , 72nd Highlanders JAFFRAY , Peter , Private , 72nd Highlanders JARDINE , Archibald , Private , 72nd Highlanders JOHNSTONE , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders KELLY , Kyram , Private , 72nd Highlanders KEMP , Lachlan , Private , 72nd Highlanders KENNEDY , Charles , Private , 72nd Highlanders KIDD , George , Private , 72nd Highlanders KING , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders KIRKWOOD , john , Private , 72nd Highlanders LAMOND , Duncan , Private , 72nd Highlanders LANG , Alexander , Private , 72nd Highlanders LECKIE , Henry , Private , 72nd Highlanders LOGAN , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders McARTHUR , Peter , Private , 72nd Highlanders McBEATH , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders McCART , Patrick , Private , 72nd Highlanders McDONALD , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders McFARLANE , Duncan , Private , 72nd Highlanders McCOWAN , Alexander , Private , 72nd Highlanders McGREGOR , Alexander , Private , 72nd Highlanders McINNES , Peter , Private , 72nd Highlanders McKAY , Thomas , Private , 72nd Highlanders McKENZIE , Alexander , Private , 72nd Highlanders McKENZIE , Alexander , Private , 72nd Highlanders McKENZIE , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders McKENZIE , Kenneth , Private , 72nd Highlanders McLAUGHLIN , George , Private , 72nd Highlanders McLEOD , Kenneth , Private , 72nd Highlanders McQUEEN , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders MENZIES , Andrew , Private , 72nd Highlanders MILLER , james , Private , 72nd Highlanders MUIR , David , Private , 72nd Highlanders MUIR , George , Private , 72nd Highlanders MUIR , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders MUNRO , Angus , Private , 72nd Highlanders MURRAY , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders NEIL , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders NEILSON , john , Private , 72nd Highlanders NOBLE , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders PILMER , George , Private , 72nd Highlanders PRICE , Thomas , Private , 72nd Highlanders REAY , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders RICHARDSON , Thomas , Private , 72nd Highlanders RISK , Robert , Private , 72nd Highlanders RITCHIE , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders ROACH , Patrick , Private , 72nd Highlanders ROBERTSON , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders ROBERTSON , Sampson , Private , 72nd Highlanders ROSS , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders ROSS , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders ROSS , Alexander , Private , 72nd Highlanders RYAN , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders SCOTT , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders SHANNON , Peter , Private , 72nd Highlanders SIEVEWRIGHT , Charles , Private , 72nd Highlanders SIMPSON , George , Private , 72nd Highlanders SMART , Robert , Private , 72nd Highlanders SMART , Robert , Private , 72nd Highlanders SMITH , Robert , Private , 72nd Highlanders STEWART , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders STEWART , Robert , Private , 72nd Highlanders STIVEN , Thomas , Private , 72nd Highlanders SWAN , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders TAYLOR , Joseph , Private , 72nd Highlanders THOMAS , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders THOMSON , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders VAUGHAN , Patrick , Private , 72nd Highlanders WARDEN , Christopher , Private , 72nd Highlanders WATSON , Henry , Private , 72nd Highlanders WILLIAMSON , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders WILMAN , Thomas , Private , 72nd Highlanders WILSON , Charles , Private , 72nd Highlanders WILSON , James , Private , 72nd Highlanders WOODS , Henry , Private , 72nd Highlanders YOUNG , Daniel , Private , 72nd Highlanders YOUNG , Duncan , Private , 72nd Highlanders YOUNG , John , Private , 72nd Highlanders YOUNG , William , Private , 72nd Highlanders

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