Captain The Hon Douglas Arthur Kinnaird

Campaign:

World War 1


Died:

24.10.1914

1SG
Aged 35
The Master of Kinnaird. KIA Polygon Wood 1st Ypres
Buried at Godezonne Farm cemetery, Belgium. II. A. 1
His brother The Hon. Arthur Middleton, Scots Guards, was also killed during WW1

  • Captain Douglas Arthur Kinnaird (HU 123599) CWGC family information: Master of Kinnaird. Son of 11th Baron Kinnaird, of Rossie Priory, Inchture, Perthshire. His brother The Hon Arthur Middleton Kinnaird, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards also fell (HU 123598). Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205302480

Memorial(s):

Country Location Name of Memorial Campaign Names Date(s)
Scotland 84-87 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 2BB New Club Edinburgh Memorial Plaque World War 1
World War 2
 The Hon Douglas , The Master of Kinnaird Kinnaird 24-10-1914 View
England Lord's Cricket Ground St John's Wood Road St John's Wood London NW8 8QN MCC Marylebone Cricket Club WW1 World War 1
 The Hon Douglas , The Master of Kinnaird Kinnaird 24-10-1914 View
England Eton College In the Cloisters Eton SL6 6DB England Eton College War Memorial World War 1
World War 2
 The Hon Douglas , The Master of Kinnaird Kinnaird 24-10-1914 View
England St James's Club (former) 106 Piccadilly Mayfair City Of Westminster Greater London W1 The Bachelors Club World War 1
 The Hon Douglas , The Master of Kinnaird Kinnaird 24-10-1914 View

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