Polish Officers WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District: Annandale And Eskdale
Town: Moffat
County: Dumfries And Galloway
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: Second World War - civilians
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 44212

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Current location

Moffat Academy
Jeff Brown Drive
Moffat
Annandale And Eskdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG10 9DA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 08912 04873
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

FRAMED AND GLAZED THANKSGIVING ROLL WITH HAND WRITTEN INSCRIPTION IN RED AND BLACK LETTERING. EACH OFFICER HAS SIGNED HIS NAME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ROLL. FRAMED PHOTOGRPAH OF THE GROUP IS PLACED BELOW THE ROLL. UNION FLAG AND POLISH FLAG DEPICTED AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE ROLL FLANKED BY THISTLES AND ROSES

Inscription

THIS IS TO COMMEMORATE THE DEEP/ GRATITUDE OF THE POLISH OFFICERS/ TO THE RECTOR AND STAFF OF/ MOFFAT ACADEMY, MINISTERS/ AND OTHER PERSONS HERE NAMED:/ (NAMES)/ WHO DURING THE MONTHS OF SEPT. AND/ OCT. 1940 HAVE NOT SPARED THEM/ SELVES IN THEIR VALUABLE AND/ VOLUNTARY WORK OF TEACHING/ THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE./ (SIGNATURES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adamson, Helen
Armstrong, William A
Bell, Margaret
Craib, Ella
Davenport, Jane L
Farquhar, John L (rev)
Field, Walter F
Hay, Ellen
Hutchison, Isabella J
Jessie, Bremner R W
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Commemorations

Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 0
Died: 24
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, decorations, title
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood, Glass
Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

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