The Scottish War Memorials Project

Adam Brown · Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject: Prestonfield, Edinburgh

Prestonfield War Memorial
Location: Centre of Prestonfield housing estate
OS REf: To follow

Second World War names only on this memorial.

ADam

Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:23 am Post subject:

I've just realised this man was on the memorial. The Dick-Cunyinghams owned Prestonfild Estate.

DICK-CUNYNGHAM, SIR COLIN KEITH
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 31/10/1941
Service No: 39435
Additional information: 11th Baronet. Son of Capt. Robert Henry Dick Cunyngham, 21st Lancers, R.A.C., and of Beatrice Eleanor Dick Cunyngham, of Dedham, Essex.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 6. P. 10.
Cemetery: TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY

It doesn't say on the CWGC that his baronetcy was for Prestonfield or that he was the 9th Baronet of Lambroughton too.

I've also not noticed Thomas Peter Dawson BBC Commentator for Scotland before.

Adam
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