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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: Capt A E Maxwell - Crichton Chapel, Dumfries |
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UKNIWM Ref: 44255
OS Map Ref: NX 982 741
For full explanation of the location/establishment, please see memorial for Crichton Royal Hospital Staff in 'Other' section
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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Capt (Lt Col Res) Maxwell was co-opted director of the hospital in 1911 and 1914; and elected director 1912 and 1914. |
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Name: MAXWELL, AYMER EDWARD
Initials: A E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: Royal Marines
Unit Text: Temporarily commissioned to
Secondary Regiment: Lovat Scouts
Secondary Unit Text: (late Grenadier Guards), Cdg. Collingwood Bn. R.N. Div., Captain 1st
Age: 36
Date of Death: 09/10/1914
Additional information: Son of the Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7th Bart., of Monreith, Wigtownshire, and Lady Maxwell; husband of Lady Mary Maxwell, of House of Elrig, Portwilliam, Wigtownshire. Served in the South African Campaign with Grenadier Guards.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot IIa, 69.
Cemetery: SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY |
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Mike Morley
Joined: 17 Apr 2013 Posts: 8668 Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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I was looking through a survey of the cemetery at Kirkmaiden Chapel next to St Medan's golf course at Monreith. The chapel is the Maxwell family chapel: it is now in a poor state of repair and is surrounded by a stout metal fence with a padlocked gate. However, the survey, done in the late 70s/early 80s, reports two bronze plaques, one to Aymer Maxwell, which reads: In memory of Aymer Edward Maxwell younger of Monreith Captain Grenadier Guards and Lieutenant Colonel of Royal Naval Division killed in action at Antwerp 8th October 1914 aged 36 years.
As I can't access the chapel I can't verify this (although I have been in there a few years ago - before my interest in war memorials). The other plaque is of General Edward Herbert Maxwell CB. Am I right in thinking that Aymer Maxwell was father of the author, Gavin Maxwell, whose otter memorial is just up the hill from the chapel.
If Mods would prefer I can open a separate thread on the memorials in Kirkmaiden Chapel.
Mike |
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7779 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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Mike - some family details are at http://www.thepeerage.com/p1052.htm
and he was the father of Gavin as you thought. _________________ Ken |
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