CAPTAIN THE HON. ROBERT BRUCE
ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS
26TH AUGUST 1914 AGE 34
BURIED: LE CATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY, FRANCE
The Latin translates as 'Every land is a homeland for the courageous man'. Ovid Fasti Bk 1. line 493. Captain the Hon. Robert Bruce, Master of Burleigh, was the eldest son of the 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh. The inscription is an adaptation of the family motto, 'Cuis solum forti patrium'