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Merseman
Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 6:11 pm Post subject: Capt William Home (American War of Independence) - Hirsel |
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Within the Hirsel Estate, by Coldstream, stands this obelisk erected on 1st November 1784, to a Captain killed at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
This makes it the oldest individual war memorial in Berwickshire.
(And I would imagine it must also be one of the oldest in Scotland?).
Captain Home was the son of the Earl of Home.
Britain won the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, but at a cost:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guilford_Court_House
It wasn't the weather today for traipsing up tracks and through woods but there are 2 images on the 'Geograph' site, which I link below.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2380682
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2380682
ALEXANDER IXTH EARL OF HOME
TO THE MEMORY OF HIS SON
WILLIAM LORD DUNGLAS
WHO DIED IN THE XXIVTH YEAR OF HIS AGE
OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT THE BATTLE OF GUILDFORD
IN AMERICA
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David McNay Administrator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11425 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Please don't include photos from another site unless we have permission to do so. There could be copyright issues involved, and I don't want to run the risk of this site getting into bother. |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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I would also add that on this site it is the American War of Independence
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Merseman
Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Ok right, I've changed the title.
I have also removed the images and left the links in, though I understood that Geograph is an opensource site with a Creative Commons policy that means people can reproduce the images elsewhere provided they provide a link and credit, and don't hotlink the photo. That's why I looked on there to see if there were any pictures of the obelisk when I'd given up trying to reach it due to the rain earlier, as I'd thought they could be reproduced. I tried to do as eg. the Edinburgh College of Art Memorial is on here though I see the box didn't appear.
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Kenny
Thanks. Yes the Edinburgh College of Art does have the copyright box. I wish I could remember how I got that. It may be that it was the one Stephen Fry used? Perhaps there will be something similar for thismemorial. The alternative would be to contact the person who took them and ask their permission for use here.
Thanks
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stuartn
Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 5:36 pm Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number |
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WMR 81104 |
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