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Alloa, Korean War Bench

 
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Adam Brown
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:56 pm    Post subject: Alloa, Korean War Bench Reply with quote

A bench next to the names plaques on the Alloa War Memorial. It mentions a Korean Fire but I couldn't see anything like that in the memorial gardens.

When I was there Pilkington Jackson's statue cast her shadow over this bench as well.



Tha plaque



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dedicated
Together with the Korean Fire
To Those who fought in the Korean War 1950/53
And to
Pte Thomas M Dowie
The King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Killed in action 4th November 1951

From the SNWM

DOWIE, T M
Service number: 22422620
Date of death: 04/11/1951
Place of birth: Alloa
SNWM roll: THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS
Rank: Pte
Theatre of death: Korea

And from the Armed Forces Memorial

DOWIE, Thomas Morrison
Rank: Pte
Service Number: 22422620
Regiment/Corps: KOSB
Place of Birth/Home Town Alloa
Date of Birth: 30 June 1929
Age: 22
Date of Death: 04 November 1951
Cemetery Name: UN Memorial Wall
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:32 pm    Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number Reply with quote

WMR 76550
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