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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Lothian
Town
North Berwick
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89148

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Current location

Halfway up the staircase in the entrance foyer. Formerly St Andrew's Church.
St Andrew's Blackadder Church
St Andrew's Street
North Berwick
East Lothian
Lothian
EH39 4NU
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 55231 85272
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Wall mounted, landscape orientated, brass plaque on a wooden backboard. Embossed name and dedication, with, at top centre, the badge of the 98th Infantry, the whole being surrounded by olive branches.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ LT COL COLIN CAMPBELL RENTON/ 98TH INFANTRY INDIAN ARMY. /SON OF MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT RENTON/ MADRAS STAFF CORPS/ ACCIDENTALLY KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA/ SEPTEMBER - 2ND 1915/ THY WILL BE DONE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Renton, Colin Campbell
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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, forenames, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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