Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Midlothian
- Town
- Penicuik
- County
- Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 89139
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Current location
St Mungo's Parish Church
High Street
Penicuik
Midlothian
Lothian
EH26 8HS
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- Bronze Plaque
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF JOHN/ORR CRAIG COWAN CAPTAIN/3RD BATTALION THE ROYAL SCOTS/BORN AT CRAIGIEBIELD PENICUIK/21 FEB 1896 WOUNDED AT/ST LOI 4 APRIL 1916 KILLED AT/LONGUEVAL 14 JULY 1916/IN THE FIRST BATTLE OF/THE SOMME AND BURIED/IN CATERPILLAR VALLEY
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Cowan, John Orr Craig
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, place of birth, date of birth, place of death, manner of death, date of death, place of burial, additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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