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Keptie
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 939 Location: near Arbroath Angus
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:02 pm Post subject: St Columba's church Portree : Capt Hon RI MacDonald ,(WW1 |
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St COLUMBA'S SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH, PORTREE :
this church has a wooden Ornamental cross on a base and stand. It is located in the Foyer of this church .
The wording is on the Cross itself and on the circle above and below the spar of the cross :
"To the ..................Memory
Of
Capt The Hon R.I. MacDonald
Cameron Highlanders
Attd I B D Cherbourg
Died
17 . 10. 18
( I hope to add a photo )
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Keptie
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 939 Location: near Arbroath Angus
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:12 pm Post subject: Capt the hon R I MacDonald Cameron Hdrs |
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CWGC index shows
MacDonald The Hon Ronald Ian
Captain
Cameron Highlanders
3rd Bn
attd as Staff , Infantry Base Depot, Cherbourg
aged 34
death 17 October 1918
Legion of Honour Son of 6th Baron MacDonald of Slate and baroness MacDonald of Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye , husband of the Hon Mrs Helen Elizabeth MacDonald of Frilsham Home Farm , Yattendon , Berks
Grave B1
Tourlaville Comunal Cemetery and extention France
Officers died in the Great War : Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
3d Battalion
MacDonald
Ronald Ian
Capt The Hon
Died date 17 October 1918
Died
(att Gen Staff )
He is not listed on the Scottish National War Memorial , Edinburgh Castle
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Capt the hon R I MacDonald Cameron Hdrs |
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Keptie wrote: | He is not listed on the Scottish National War Memorial , Edinburgh Castle
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Pat
You have to look for him under MacDonald, T ('t' being for the, as in The Hon)
Surname: MacDONALD
Firstname: The Hon Ronald Ian
Date Death: 17/10/1918
Place of birth: Sleat
Other :Staff.
SNWM roll: THE QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS
Rank: Capt
Theatre of death: Unknown
Regards
Adam |
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stuartn
Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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See this web page for photographs-http://thereturned.co.uk/crosses/portree/
This is now WMR 75936 |
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