Memorial

General Sir W S A Lockhart GCB KCSI

Gen Sir W S A Lockhart

Source: Copyright Kathleen Stafford

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Current Location

St Giles' Cathedral, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh, Lothian, EH1 1RE, Scotland

NT 257 735

Church of Scotland

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 61725
Description: Marble tablet with bust relief of Gen Sir William Lockhart in uniform with orders and medals. Bronze frame with inscription, lower centre in relief.
Inscription: GENERAL SIR WILLIAM STEPHEN ALEXANDER/ LOCKHART/ G.C.B, K.C.S.I./ OF THE INDIAN ARMY/ WHO DIED WHEN COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF HER MAJESTY'S FORCES IN INDIA HAVING/ SERVED HIS COUNTRY 42 YEARS IN GREAT BRITAIN IN INDIA &/ AFRICA AND TAKEN PART IN ELEVEN CAMPAIGNS IN FIVE OF WHICH HE HELD/ CHIEF COMMAND/ B. 1841 D. 1900

War: East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, rank, year of death, regiment, forenames, year of birth, decorations, additional

Unveiled

9 May 1909

Lieutenant General SIR E P LEACH VC KCB

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Frame

Height: c1524mm

Width: c915mm

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good