Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Dundonald
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: January 1921
    Attended by: Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston, K.C.B., M.P. (late Commander of the 8th Army Corps).
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11378

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Current location

Junction of Drybridge Road
Main Street and Kilmarnock Road
Dundonald
Kyle And Carrick
Strathclyde
KA2 9HB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 36531 34642
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic wheel-cross, with relief-carved wreath, inscription and sword on the shaft. The dedication and names are in black lettering on the base.
Inscription
(On the shaft of the cross): THEY/ COUNTED/ NOT/ THEIR LIVES/ DEAR UNTO/ THEM-/ SELVES/ 1914 1918 (6 o'clock face of base): IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR (3 o'clock, 9 o'clock and 12 o'clock faces): (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alexander, Archibald T
Allan, John
Briggs, William
Cairns, John
Campbell, George
Clark, Sydney
Clue, Percy
Coulter, Williamk
Currie, William J
Cuthbert, Robert F
See details for all 55 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 54
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 54
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, military unit
    Order of information: Names are grouped by military unit
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, military service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
History
c2015: The site was refurbished; the area is now on a single level, with bollards and chains around the memorial (which is illuminated at night); the base of the memorial was re-pointed.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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