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W Elliot and A Elliot
UKNIWM Ref: 59001
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Address
| Type: |
CROSS |
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| Other Location Details: |
On the hill above Glencoul House |
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| OS Map Ref: |
NC272 304 |
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Inscription
ERECTED BY/ THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER/ IN MEMORY OF/ C.S.M. WILLIAM ELLIOT/ 7TH CAMERON HIGHLANDERS/ WHO DIED IN FRANCE, ON THE 29TH, MARCH 1917, AGED 25 YEARS/ AND OF HIS BROTHER ALISTAIR/ OF THE GLASGOW HIGHLANDERS, WHO WAS/ MISSING FROM HIS REGIMENT ON THE/ 12TH APRIL. 1918, AND NEVER RETURNED/ AGED 24 YEARS/ THEIR MEMORY WILL EVER BE CHERISHED/ BY THEIR SORROWING PARENTS AND BROTHERS/
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| CROSS |
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UNKNOWN |
Physical Description
Cross on a three stepped pedestal base.
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
First World War (1914-1918) |
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| Total names on memorial: |
2 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
2 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Yes, an exact count |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
surname, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, age of death, relationships, additional |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
Yes |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
Yes |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
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| Maintenance History: |
c 2009: Some lead lettering missing. |
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Ceremonies
Not known
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
None |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
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| HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER |
SPONSOR |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
Glencoul House, where the brothers lived, had been built by the Duke of Westminster for his estate keepers around 1880. The brothers were killed during the war and the memorial was erected by the Duke, on a hill above the house, in memory of them. |
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| Comments: |
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| Photographs: |
2 |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
O |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Publication Name | Author | Date Published | Page / Date | Other Information |
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| Northern Times |
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Unknown date |
Article titled "A lifetime of Memories at Glencoul" | |
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