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Douglas Memorial, St Giles, Edinburgh

 
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Adam Brown
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:22 am    Post subject: Douglas Memorial, St Giles, Edinburgh Reply with quote

Lt Commander David W.S.Douglas RN Memorial
Location: St Giles High Kirk, High Street
OS Ref:NT 257 735

It is very difficult to get a good shot of any memorial in St Giles. Hopefully someone else has one less fuzzy. You can still make out the inscription in the mean time



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Location: St John's Town of Dalry

PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

UKNIWM Ref: 44616

I think this one is a little better

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is his SNWM details

Surname DOUGLAS
Firstname David William Shafto
Service Number
Date Death
Decoration
Place of birth
Other
SNWM roll THE ROYAL NAVY
Rank Lieutenant Commander
Theatre of death R.N.

Very little information there.

His CWGC info is only slightly better:

Name: DOUGLAS, DAVID WILLIAM SHAFTO
Initials: D W S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieut-Commander
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Black Prince."
Date of Death: 31/05/1916
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 11.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

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