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    Memorial

    Lieutenant Colonel R W T Gordon

    Memorial

    Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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    Current Location

    West wall of north aisle, St Andrew's Cathedral, 28, King Street, Aberdeen, City Of Aberdeen, Grampian, AB24 5AX, Scotland

    OS Grid Reference

    NJ 94451 06461

    Denomination

    Scottish Episcopal

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • R W T Gordon

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    30508
    Description
    A white marble tablet showing a full portrait of the deceased, with a carved ship, palm tree and pyramids in the background. The dedication is on a block at the base of the memorial, inscribed in blue.
    Inscription
    TO THE MEMORY OF/LIEUTENANT COLONEL R W.T. GORDON 93RD SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS/WHO DIED ON BOARD THE HOSPITAL SHIP 'GANGES' AT PORT SAID/ON THE 31ST MAY 1885, RETURNING FROM ACTIVE SERVICE/A GOOD SOLDIER AND A TRUE FRIEND/ERECTED BY HIS COMRADES
    War
    Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames , rank. regiment, place of death, date of death, manner of death
    Maker(s)
    • Colonel Nightingale, Designer

    • Edwards & Son of Vauxhall Road, London, Makers

    Ceremonies

    Presented

    March 1886

    Components

    Tablet

    Height: 1180mm

    Width: 870mm

    Depth: 100mm


    Made from: Marble - White


    Condition: Good


    • http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=10052&mforum=warmemscot
    • Aberdeen Evening Express 24 March 1886 page 4