Memorial details

Memorial type
Hall / Institute
District
Nithsdale
Town
Moniaive
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 4 December 1921
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel W.D. Young Herries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44308

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Current location

Memorial Institute
Moniaive
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG3 4HN
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 778 909
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
MEMORIAL INSTITUTE WITH DEDICATORY WOODEN BOARD FOR WW1 AND DEDICATORY WHITE MARBLE TABLET FOR WW2 PLACED INSIDE. WREATH CARVED IN RELIEF AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE WW2 TABLET
Inscription
WW1 BOARD: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE/MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL/IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) WW2 TABLET: 1939 1945/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ BRAVE MEN WHO FELL IN THE/ SECOND GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Gordon R
Anderson, Irvine
Barton, Alexander
Bell, Arthur
Bell, Francis Douglas
Bennet, James
Brown, John
Brown, John
Brown, William
Carson, Robert
See details for all 80 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 73
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 73
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename, surname
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Hall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
History
Hall upgraded in the early 1990's at a cost of £80,000 included an extension for a boiler room, new kitchen and rear staircase; again renovated in 2006-2009 at a cost of £75,000-included installation of disabled lift and toilet, upgrading of the other toilets, replacement of boiler, interior work to form a new meeting room, relocating the old market cross, install double glazing & vinyl floor
Costs

Site: £350
Comments: Of the £2,649 the memorial board cost £219
Memorial: £2,649

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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