Memorial

Major J Cook VC

Plaque

Source: Copyright Karen Mitchell

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Current Location

Near to the memorial window to Dr Cook, his relative., St Salvator's Chapel, 3a, North Street, St Andrews, North East Fife, Fife, KY16 9UY, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

NO 51012 16836

Denomination

Church of Scotland

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 44480
Description: Wall-mounted launcet-shaped Binnie free stone tablet. Incised black lettering. brackets at top and base to affix tablet to wall. With an inlaid marble Crest and Coat of Arms of Major Cook's branch of the family, motto - " TUTUM MONSTRAT ITER"
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ MAJOR JOHN COOK V.C./ BENGAL STAFF CORPS. 5TH GOORKHA REGIMENT/ WHO/ AFTER A DISTINGUISHED CAREER AS A SOLDIER/ WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK/ ON THE TAKHT-I SHAHR PEAK ON DECEMBER 12/ AND DIED AT KABUL ON DECEMBER 19 1879/ IN THE THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR OF HIS AGE./ THIS MEMORIAL/ IS ERECTED BY HIS/ SURVIVING BROTHERS AND SISTERS/ IN A PLACE LONG ASSOCIATED/ WITH HIS RACE AND NAME.

Commemoration

War: First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, forename, surname, decoration, regiment, manner of death, date and place of wounding, place of death, date of death, age at death, additional

Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, forename, surname, decoration, regiment, manner of death, date and place of wounding, place of death, date of death, age at death, additional

History

Maker(s): Messrs Hall & Henry, Designer
Mr Rhind (Edinburgh), Sculptor

Ceremonies

Placed: Before 1st December 1880

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

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