Plaque MacLeod 1915 St. Mary Magdalene

St. Mary Magdalene Church.

North wall of nave.

1914-18

Brass

Canon McLeod

To the glory of God
and to the loved and honoured memory of
Ian Breac MacLeod,
Lieut. 2nd Batt. The Black Watch,
killed in action 17th April 1915
aged 21 years.

“God proved him, and found him worthy for Himself”
Wisdom 111.5

Plaque 10 inches high x 15 inches wide (25cms x 38cms).

There is a wide patterned border of trefoils with squares at the four corners.

The lettering is in Roman, the quotation is in Gothic.

1. “Roderick Charles McLeod was a McLeod of Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye. His son, Ian Breac, killed in the First World War, would have become the McLeod of McLeods. Canon McLeod was Rural Dean and a competent composer of music.”

2. See his Every Name a Story entry

Photos: J. Brown, P. Thirkell; A.S. Angus

A History of Mitford Church (John Richardson, 1977) (NRO P270, page 16), gives details of the McLeod Scottish ancestry. Copy in Northumberland Record Office.

Source of quotation
“God proved him, and . . .” Apocrypha Wisdom 111.v.5

Alan Angus;
Janet Brown;
Philip Thirkell

If you are researching this memorial please contact 2014@newmp.org.uk