John Ross Robinson (Battlefield Cross)

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Reference WMO/151716

Address:

Dunfermline Cemetery

Halbeath Road

Dunfermline

KY12 0AB

Scotland

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Battlefield (wooden) cross
Materials:
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Battlefield (wooden) cross. The gothic German lettering is carved into the wood, the English lettering is on GRU metal tags. The cross is half buried into the bank underneath the family grave stone that also contains an inscription to Lt Robertson. The grid reference given is for the Cemetery entrance The memorial is to the left below a small risea short way into the cemetery.
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Details on cross: Starting at the top of the shaft: Small metal GRU plate stamped with G R U, two small nails (carved) ERS TARB DEN HELDEN TOD (He died a hero’s death) On the cross beam (carved): EIN ENGL FLIEGER OFFZ (An English Flying officer/airman) Nailed over these words are 4 rows of GRU tags: Lt. J. Ross. Robertson Fife & Forfar Yeomanry Attd. R.A.F. 12-5-17 On the shaft under the cross beam: Imperial German Cross 12.5.17

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