Memorial

Captain R O M Doig

Richard Doig

Source: Copyright Graham Thorpe

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Current Location

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Church Lane, Lillingstone Lovell, Buckingham, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, MK18 5BP, England

SP 71245 40496

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 7991
Description: Wall mounted, landscape orientated brass plaque with a marble backboard.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN RICHARD OSBORN MACLEAN DOIG. / ROYAL MARINES LIGHT INFANTRY / ONLY SON OF RICHARD AND ELIZABETH ANN DOIG: / WHO DIED AUGUST 13TH 1900 FROM FEVER CONTRACTED / ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN CHINA AT THE TIME OF THE RELIEF / OF THE LEGATIONS AT PEKIN, WHILE COMMANDING THE / ROYAL MARINES OF H.M.S. ENDYMION. AGED 28 YEARS. / GREATLY BELOVED AND ESTEEMED BY HIS / BROTHER OFFICERS AND MEN.

War: Boxer Rebellion (1899-1902)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, relationships, date of death, manner of death, place of death, age at death.

Plaque

Height: 460 mm

Width: 610 mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good