Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Nithsdale
- Town
- Dumfries
- County
- Dumfries And Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 29th June 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 29th June 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44306
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Current location
St. Michael's and South Parish Church
Corner of Brooms Road (A756) and St. Michael Street (B725)
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 2PY
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NX 97451 75671
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- Brass plaque, WW1, curved around a pillar with additional plaque attached beneath for WW2 names. Dedicatory inscription is embossed on the plaque whilst names are incised. Wreath in relief at top centre of the plaque with a small red painted Latin cross at the top. Raised patterned border on three sides of plaque with St. Andrew's Cross at top left corner and Red Cross at top right.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT/ WAR, MCMXIV-MCMXIX/ (NAMES)/ AND ALSO THOSE WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE/ WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, James F
Austin, Henry V
Begg, John
Bisset, David
Black, George
Brown, Owen Mcdavid
Brown, S John
Cairns, Arthur J
Cairns, John
Campbell, Bertram
See details for all 89 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 66
Served and returned: 0
Died: 66
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 23
Served and returned: 0
Died: 23
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: height 50IN, width 22IN
Materials: Brass - Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- First World War memorial
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
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