Laurieknowe Church Plaque WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Nithsdale
Town: Dumfries
County: Dumfries And Galloway
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 44294

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Current location

Troqueer Church
Troqueer Road
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG2 7DF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 97428 75072
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations

Laurieknowe Church
School Lane
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG2 7DJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 96502 75999
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Rectangular brass plaque mounted onto a balck stone backboard. Incised inscription. Thistles border etched on the plaque

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING & COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Beattie, William L
Bell, John Henry
Cairns, Samuel
Cochrane, James
Coupland, John
Fraser, Robert
Gray, James
Grierson, Robert
Hastings, Robert
Helon, John
See details for all 22 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 0
Died: 22
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Backboard
Measurements: depth 40mm, height 765mm, width 1070mm
Materials: Stone
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=556

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