Memorial

Pipe Major R MacKenzie

Mackenzie memorial plaque

Source: Susan Strang

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Current Location

Devil's Porridge Museum, Stanfield, Annan Road, Eastriggs, Annandale And Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway, DG12 6TF, Scotland

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NY 25273 66260

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 77701
Description: Oval Shaped Bronze Plaque, within a bronze oval shaped frame. The frame has a decorative pattern of laurel and oak, , and the arms of the Royal Burgh of Annan at the bottom, with the arms of the KOSB at the top. In the Academy there was also a Brass Plaque explaining how the memorial came to be raised- this remains lost. In the Museum there is an interpretative board and inter-active display.
Inscription: Plaque-IN MEMORY OFR/PIPE-MAJOR/ROBERT MACKENZIE /6TH K.O.S.B./WHO, AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS/FAITHFUL SERVICE AS/ATTENDANCE OFFICER OF/ANNAN SCHOOL BOARD, DIED AT THE AGE OF/FIFTY NINE FROM WOUNDS/RECEIVED ON/SEPTEMBER 25TH 1915,/AT LOOS, FRANCE Interpretation Board-This memorial plaque commemorates 59-year old/Pipe Major Robert Mackenzie from Annan. He led the/King's Own Scottish Borderers over the parapet playing/his bagpipes. he sadly died following injuries received/at the Battle of Loos, France in September 1915

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, additional

History

Sponsor Type: private

Ceremonies

Presented: September 1916

Previous Location(s)

Annan Academy, St Johns Road, Annan, Annandale And Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway, DG12 6AP, Scotland

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