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Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Nithsdale
Town
Collin
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44221

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Current location

Junction of Main Road and Low Road
Collin
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 4JL
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NY 02851 75931
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular base, surmounted by six-sided plinth, on which stands a full-height four-sided obelisk and conjoined half-height 'broken' obelisk (signifying lives cut short). The inscription is in black lettering, on the front face of the plinth. At the foot of the obelisk is a carved wreath. (Behind the memorial is a whitewashed wall, to which a memorial is fixed re Lance Bombardier J D Laurie, our record of which is WMR 442222).
Inscription
6 O'clock face, plinth: IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF TORTHORWALD PARISH/ WHO FELL IN DEFENCE OF THIER COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914 - 1919./ (NAMES)/ AND OF THOSE WHO FELL/ 1939 - 1945/ IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR/ (NAMES) Base: (name) N. IRELAND 1971
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, John
Brown, J Oswald
Brydon, James
Crawford, Ian P
Elliott, James
Fergusson, William
Fergusson, William C
Graham, Arthur
Greig, James
Halliday, William
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname
  • Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: height C 10FT
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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