Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Annandale And Eskdale
- Town
- Gretna Green
- County
- Dumfries And Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- FERGUS J CURRIE (Architect)
FERGUS J CURRIE (Sculptor)
HOPE AND CURRIE (Builder) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 23rd January 1921
Attended by: Miss Smith of Graitney Hall - Planted
Date: 22 May 2015
Attended by: The Princess Royal- this relates to the short lived Pear Tree - Dedicated
Date: 23rd January 1921
Attended by: Revd J Walker, minister of Kirkpatrick Fleming - Show More (2)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
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Current location
on the Green opposite the Old Parish Church
Gretna Green
Annandale And Eskdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG16 5DU
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NY 31919 68055
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Octagonal Base and plinth surmounted by tapering shaft headed by a Latin cross. Inscription on plinth and base in black lettering. A commemorative Pear tree for the Quintinshill Disaster was planted beside the memorial on 22 May 2015, and cut down by vandals 3 months later.
- Inscription
- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD AND/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ GRETNA PARISH/ WHO GAVE UP/ THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ AND OF/ 1939 - 1945 OTHER FACES: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Dell, Cecil H O
Dell, Freds
Fell, Harold
Fell, James
Graham, Chris
Henry, William
Johnstone, George
Layers, Herbert
Lugas, James
Machie, Andrew
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 37
Served and returned: 0
Died: 37
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,decorations
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 28
Served and returned: 0
Died: 28
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 6000MM
Materials: Granite - Tree
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Pear Wood
- Cross
- Condition
- Gretna Green
- WMO ID: 177192
- Condition: Good [last updated on 10-05-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Site: FREE
Comments: Land given by Mr Hugh Mackie
Memorial: C £520 0S 0D- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
- Reference
- Carlisle Journal 28/1/1921 page 10b
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-34040253
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=9042&mforum=warmemscot
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=241&mforum=warmemscot
- For more on the identities of Andrew and William Graham-see warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5184&mforum=warmemscot
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