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Memorial details

Memorial type
Endowed bed
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Leith, Edinburgh
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
87589

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Current location

Leith Community Treatment Centre
Pirrie Street
Leith
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH6 5JQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • 10
    Leith War Memorial Hospital
    Mill Lane
    off Great Junction Street
    Leith
    Edinburgh
    City Of Edinburgh
    Lothian
    EH6 7TA
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Brass Plaque with an ornate border, which originally was above an endowed bed
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/DAVID LYELL/SECOND LIEUTENANT/7TH BATTALION THE ROYAL SCOTS/WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN/GALLIPOLI PENINSULA 12TH JULY 1915/THIS BED WAS ENDOWED BY HIS/FATHER AND MOTHER
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lyell, David
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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, place of death, date of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Bed
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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