The Lieutenant Robert Milne Shield


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Reference WMO/283391

Address:

Various Locations in Dundee, Angus and Perth

Forfar

Scotland

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Trophy/Relic
Materials:
  • Metal Silver
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: A wooden shield shaped board with silver plaques. It has been presented annually since 1921 for the winner of The Midland Counties Swimming Association schoolboys championship. Its silverwork includes an engraving of Lieutenant Milne as well as scenes depicting the Bell lighthouse and Broughty Ferry Castle. It is competed for across Dundee, Angus and Perth and resides each year in the winner's school. It commemorates Lieutenant Robert Milne, 206 Squadron Royal Air Force, died 11 August 1918 aged 20. As this website requires a pin position it has been placed on Forfar Academy, as the Scottish War Memorials Project has a Copyright photograph, from a local newspaper, of the trophy being held by a member of that institution.
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