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PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:29 am    Post subject: Colin Campbell Renton Reply with quote

Location: St Andrews Blackadder Church, St. Andrews Street, North Berwick.



The church has undergone substantial renovation in recent years, so I think the memorial may have been moved from its original location. It can now be found on a stairwell to the right of the main entrance, together with a number of other memorials.

This photo is the best I could do in the circumstances. The batteries were running low on my camera so I had only time for a couple of shots, neither of which came out too well.



CWGC details:

Name: RENTON, COLIN CAMPBELL
Initials: C C
Nationality: Indian
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: 98th Indian Infantry
Age: 48
Date of Death: 02/09/1915
Additional information: Son of Maj. Gen. Robert Renton (Indian Staff Corps); husband of M. Renton.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 73.
Cemetery: NAKURU NORTH CEMETERY

The plaque reads:

"In Loving Memory of Lt-Col Colin Campbell Renton, 98th Infantry, Indian Army. Son of Major General Robert Renton, Madras Staff Corps. Accidentally killed on active service in British East Africa, September 2nd 1915. Thy Will Be Done."
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 4:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Named on the North Berwick War Memorial as:

C C. RENTON, LT COL
Colin Campbell Renton – age 48 – Lieutenant Colonel, 98th Indian Infantry.
Colin was commissioned from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst to the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in February 1887. He was seconded to the Indian Army Staff Corps in 1889 and promoted to Lt. Col. of the 98th in February 1913. Colin was accidentally killed whilst on active service at Kibigori, British East Africa.
Born 1867 in Edinburgh. Son of the late Major General Robert Renton (Madras Staff Corps) of Coates Gardens, Edinburgh (died 1893) and of the late Jane Barbara (Ross) Renton (died 1905) of Baltrenon, North Berwick.
Husband of Margaret Elphinstone (Sprott) Renton of 1 Abbotsford Park, Edinburgh who he married in 1898 in North Berwick.
Died on Active Service on 2 September 1915 and buried in Nakuru North Cemetery, Kenya.
Also named on the St. Andrews Blackadder Church memorial in North Berwick.
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