
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Battlefield cross or marker
- District
- Midlothian
- Town
- Penicuik
- County
- Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 89135
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Current location
Glencorse Parish Church
Milton Bridge
Penicuik
Midlothian
Lothian
EH26 0RD
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NT 24667 62616
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- A grey coloured wooden battlefield cross , the corners of the upright and cross member trimmed and the edges of the upright and cross member chamfered. The base of the upright appears to have been shortened probably to remove damage from earth insertion ,.The dedication is painted in black and extends over the cross member and upright . The edges of the cross are also painted black .
- Inscription
- On the shaft above the cross beam: RIP in Memory of On the cross beam: Capt; P.S. Fraser-Tytler/D (How;) Battery 36 BDE RFA On the shaft below the cross beam: Killed in Action 5-8-16
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Fraser-tytler, P S
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank , initials , surname , unit , manner of death, date of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Battlefield Cross or Marker
Measurements: depth 19mm, height 775mm, width 585mm
Materials: Wood
- Battlefield Cross or Marker
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=8833&sid=8a8dc3cfd5e1f934d1277056fab10a6d&mforum=warmemscot
- thereturned.co.uk/crosses/penicuik-glencorse/
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