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Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart Statue, Cardiff

 
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:45 am    Post subject: Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart Statue, Cardiff Reply with quote

Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart Memorial
Location: Gorsedd Gardens, Cardiff

Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart was the second son of the Marquess of Bute and is commemorated on the Kingarth War Memorial on Bute.

He was an MP for Cardiff, Cowbridge and Llantrisant and commanding officer of the 6th Bn The Welsh Regiment before the First World War.

CRICHTON-STUART, Lord NINIAN EDWARD
Initials: N E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: Welsh Regiment
Unit Text: Commanding 6th Bn
Secondary Regiment: Scots Guards
Secondary Unit Text: formerly Lt., Reserve of Officers
Age: 32
Date of Death: 02/10/1915
Additional Information: Second son of John Patrick, 3rd Marquess of Bute, K.T., and Gwendoline, Marchioness of Bute; husband of Lady Ninian Crichton-Stuart (now the Hon. Mrs A. H. M. Ramsay), of 87, Lancaster Gate, London. Member of Parliament for Cardiff 1910-1915 and Justice of the Peace for County Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. M. 10
Cemetery: BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY

He has a statue in Cardiff in his memory. This image is taken from Wikipedia



Ninian Park, the now demolished football ground in Cardiff was named after Lord Ninian but it was given that name before the war so it is not a war memorial.
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