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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:22 am    Post subject: Fettes College Reply with quote

Location- Beside Fettes College (East side)
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here are some more images. No close ups of the statue I'm afraid









I have mediocre photos of the name panels. They aren't clear enough to post here but I can send them by e-mail if anyone wants them.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:14 pm    Post subject: VictoriaCross Reply with quote

I've tinkered about with the photos and although not brilliant you can see some of the names. I couldn't get good images of the WW2 panels though. I can confirm names for anyone.

Note there are three Victoria Cross winners on the Great War panels

Lt Col W.H. Anderson VC, HLI
Capt C W H Chree VC, Royal Scots
Lt D MacKintosh VC, Seaforths

Lt Col Anderson has been discussed on the Cardross thread here









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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Note there are two Salvesens listed but they are not the Salvesens commemorated in St Giles (see here). One is commemorated on the Gretna Rail Crash memorial in rosebank Cemetery in Edinburgh



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:12 pm    Post subject: More pics of Fettes Reply with quote

Taken summer 2008:


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:13 pm    Post subject: And a couple more... Reply with quote



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nearly three years since I last took photographs here. How time flies!

The car's temperature gauge said it was 0.0 degrees centigrade today so I didn't hang about taking too many photos. At least the Second World War ones turned out OK this time











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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

New ones of the First World War plaques. I may try and crop the middle two and post them again







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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

More images of the memorial itself









There was a low Winter sun rising in front of the memorial today so the rear of the statue was in bad light for my poor wee camera





And the stag and lion again



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Unveiled by Major General Sir WG Macpherson KCMG in October 1921
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:12 pm    Post subject: Rolls of Honour Reply with quote

There are 3 ROHs-2 for WW1 and 1 for WW2.

WW1-Old Fettesians who Served 1914-1919-ROH including the dead in bold-published in 1920

WW1-updated version by current master DBMcDowell-includes staff-1094 served-259 killed.died of disease/wounds or accident-unpublished

WW2-ROH including the dead in the text-122 died -published in 1948

Revised date for WW1 Memorial ceremony-Sat 15th October 1921
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 2:03 pm    Post subject: Rededication for WW2 Reply with quote

Rededicated on Sunday 8th May 1949.Two tablets listing the dead were unveiled by the President of th OFAssociation,HWaddell, and General Sir Robert Whigham GSB,DSO.Address by Major General Ian Hay Beith CBE,MC.All 3 Old Fettesians.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:35 pm    Post subject: Lt. Duncan Stuart Ross McPherson Reply with quote

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Lt. D.S.R. McPherson, I.A.

(Glasgow Herald 1st Dec 1914)
"Lieutenant Duncan Stuart Ross McPherson, the 7th Gurkha Rifles, who was killed in action on November 23, was attached to 2/8th Gurkha Rifles. He was gazetted Second Lieutenant (unattached) in 1908, joined the Indian army in 1910, and was promoted to be lieutenant in 1911. He was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, and was in his 26th year. He was the only son of Surgeon-General W.G. McPherson C.M.G. Honorary Physician to the King."

Name: MACPHERSON, DUNCAN STUART ROSS
Initials: D S R
Nationality: Indian
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: 7th Gurkha Rifles
Age: 25
Date of Death: 23/11/1914
Additional information: Only child of Maj. Gen. Sir W. G. Macpherson and Elizabeth Anne Clunas or Macpherson.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. A. 20.
Cemetery: BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:36 pm    Post subject: Lt. Duncan Stuart Ross McPherson Reply with quote

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Lt. D.S.R. McPherson, I.A.

(Glasgow Herald 1st Dec 1914)
"Lieutenant Duncan Stuart Ross McPherson, the 7th Gurkha Rifles, who was killed in action on November 23, was attached to 2/8th Gurkha Rifles. He was gazetted Second Lieutenant (unattached) in 1908, joined the Indian army in 1910, and was promoted to be lieutenant in 1911. He was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, and was in his 26th year. He was the only son of Surgeon-General W.G. McPherson C.M.G. Honorary Physician to the King."

Name: MACPHERSON, DUNCAN STUART ROSS
Initials: D S R
Nationality: Indian
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: 7th Gurkha Rifles
Age: 25
Date of Death: 23/11/1914
Additional information: Only child of Maj. Gen. Sir W. G. Macpherson and Elizabeth Anne Clunas or Macpherson.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. A. 20.
Cemetery: BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Designed by John Kinross with sculpture by Birnie Rhynd.
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