What is recorded here
Alastair Ian Campbell Johnstone Drowned at Winspit, August 19th, 1935. He loved birds and green places And the wind on the heath And saw the brightness on the skirts of God Born 1917 Died 1935.
Alastair Ian Campbell Johnstone was a young man born in 1917 who died tragically at the age of 18 after drowning at Winspit in 1935. The memorial reflects his love for nature, particularly birds and the coastal heathland, and is significant as a local tribute to his short life and connection to the natural environment.
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