St Andrews Church Kelso
WM name reference IWM4310
Current Location:
St Andrew's Church Abbey Court Kelso Roxburgh Borders TD5 7JA
Description:
WOODEN RECTANGULAR BOARD WITH UPPER MEMBER RISING UPWARDS. CARVED RAISED APPLIED COAT OF ARMS IN TOP SECTION SHOWING DEXTER ARGENT ON A CHEVRON ENGRAILED BETWEEN THREE MULLETS SABLE. AN OTTER'S HEAD ERASED OF THE FIRST; WITHIN A BORDUE ENGRAILED OF THE SECOND. (BALFOUR) SINISTER, QUARTERLY 1ST AND 4TH GRAND QUARTERS MCDONNELL. QUARTERLY 1ST OR A LION RAMPANT GULES;M 2ND OR, A DEXTER ARM ISSUANT FROM THE SINISTER FESSE POINT OUT OF A CLOUD, PROPER, IN THE HAND A CROSS-CROSSLET, FITCHEE, ERECT AZURE; 3RD ARGENT A SHIP AND VERT, A DOLPHIN NAIANT, IN FESSE PROPER (ANTRIM). (REF A & B). WHOLE SURMOUNTED BY A BARREL HELMET AND A CRES, SHOWING A PALM TREE PROPER, (BALFOUR) AND THE MOTTO IN ROMAN CAPS VIRTUS AD AETHERA TENDIT (VIRTUE REACHES TO HEAVEN); SURROUNDED BY ACANTHUS LEAVES IN SABLE AND ARGENT. MEDALS BENEATH: KHEDIVE STAR 1882 - 1889; CORONATION MEDAL; COMMANDER OF THE BATH. REGIMENTAL BADGE OF THE SCOTS GUARDS BENEATH.
Campaign:
Anglo-Egyptian War 1882
Inscription:
IN MEMORY OF/ CHARLES BARRINGTON/ BALFOUR/ BALFOUR C.B./ ** / OF BALGONIE AND/ NEWTON DON CAPTAIN SCOTS GUARDS/ BORN 1862 DIED 1921/ LOVE NEVER/ FAILETH (CORINTHIANS 1 CH.13 V.8)
| Surname | First Name | Date of Death | Name of Memorial(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour | Charles | --1929 | Memorial to Captain Charles Balfour | View |
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