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Plaque Scott 1916 St. Mary

Reference

L9.04

Place

LESBURY

Map ref

NU 237118

Original Location

St. Mary's Church. In south wall of nave, situated between two stained glass windows (see L9.03)

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

December 1917

Memorial Description

Plaque 52.5cm high x 68.5cm wide. There is a wide patterned border of Celtic knots and leaves. At top left is a crest of a deer (?) with the motto "Patriam Amo" ("I love my country"). At top right is the badge of the Queen's Regiment (a lamb bearing a standard). The lettering is in Gothic upper and lower case, with the name and the motto each in a cartouche.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

In Honoured memory of
George Henry Hall Scott
Captain, 7th Battn The Queen's Regiment
who fell near Montauban in the first attack
of the Battle of the Somme 1st July 1916,
this brass is erected by his brother officers.

Pristinae virtutis memor

Names

See above

How money was raised

Fellow officers

Notes

1. The Latin phrase �Pristinae Virtutis Memor� translates as "Remembering Their Gallantry in Former Days" or "Mindful of Our Former Valour".

2. See Every Name A Story

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: P. Thirkell; J. Brown; Tony Harding; Andrew Swan

The Berwick Advertiser 28/12/1917 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

Research acknowledgements

J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Andrew Swan

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