1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders in Sudan and Crete (1897-1898)

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Reference WMO/132382

Address:

St Giles' Cathedral / High Kirk of Edinburgh

High Street / Royal Mile

Edinburgh

EH1 1RE.

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
  • 19th Century Wars
About the memorial: This Brass Plaque commemorates those who died in the International Occupation of Crete 1897 and the Nile Expedition 1898
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To The Glory Of God, And In Memory Of_ The Officers, Non Commissioned Officers And Men Of The_1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Who Died During The International Occupation Of Crete 1897_(*names)_And Of Those Who Fell In The Nile Expedition 1898_Battle Of The Atbara 8th April 1898_Killed In Action_(**names)_Died Of Wounds_(***names)_Battle Of Khartum 2nd September 1898_Killed In Action_(****names)_Died Of Disease_(*****names)_Erected By Their Comrades.

* Lieutenant W Ollivant, No 2783 Col Serg W Low, No 4942 Corporal J Ferguson, No 5175 Corporal D McGregor, No 5456 Lce Corp T Hutcheson, No 5085 Private C Cameron, No 3151 Private M Connell, No 4864 Private J Cormack, No 3960 Private F Drew, 2nd Lieutenant P J Finch, No 4464 Private A Gracie, No 5060 Private J Gray, No 4461 Private M McKay, No 4751 Private E McPherson, No 3555 Private J Molyneux, No 3896 Private E Richardson, No 4773 Private G Shew, No 4831 Private A Whitely, No 5047 Private C Young. **2nd Lieutenant P A Gore, No 4803 Lce Corp D Martin, No 4380 Private W Bowman, No 4977 Private J Devlin, No 3910 Private A Dufour, No 4494 Private J McNeill. ***Captain A D C Baillie, No 4642 Drummer D Fairbairn, ****No 5266 Private H Mullen, No 5373 Private J Johnstone, *****No 2664 Sergeant P Gordon, No 4779 Corporal W Gibson, No 5114 Lce Corp A M Lowson, No 4691 Drummer A S Houghton, No 3434 Private J Christie, No 4274 Private E Colegate, No 3836 Private R Ellis, No 4151 Private H Evans, No 3912 Private F Heyne, No 4098 Private T Joss, No 3627 Private W Newman, No 5215 Private D McIver, No 4259 Private W McKenzie, No 4686 Private J Rae, No 4889 Private J Patterson, No 4560 Private G Scott, No 5201 Private M Rippon, No 5177 Private G Stephen, No 3679 Private W Sherlock.

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