Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Wigtown
Town
Portpatrick
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44450

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Current location

junction of A77 and Portree Terrace
Portpatrick
Wigtown
Dumfries And Galloway
DG9 8LJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 00370 54619
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
CELTIC STYLE WHEEL CROSS ON TAPERING PLINTH AND THREE STEPPED BASE. WREATH IN CENTRE OF CROSS HEAD AND CELTIC TRACERY ON CROSS ARMS
Inscription
TO/THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN HONOUR OF/THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI"/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alexander, R
Anderson, Andrew
Anderson, John
Balsdon, D
Boyle, R
Connor, J
Coudy, F
Cumming, Andrew A
Drynan, Robert
Eccles, James
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename, decorations
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initial of forename, rank, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2382
  • Stirling Observer, 1st April 1916, ‘Whole Family in Arms’ Under this heading the “Evening News” of Montreal, Canada, of date 26th February, gives a group photograph of Mr. John M’Gregor, 466 Nicolet Street, who is working on ammunitions, and his six brothers, five of whom are at the front and one enrolled under the Derby scheme. They are all the sons of Mr, John M’Gregor, who was head gamekeeper at Ballikinrain with the Orr-Ewing family for 25 years. Mr. John M’Gregor junior, who sends the paper, states that his father is now gamekeeper at Dunskey and Port-Patrick, Wigtownshire. Of the family in Canada: Alec is in the Motor Section, Army Service Corps, presently attached to the Australian Red Cross Donald is in the Motor Transport, Army Service Corps, Ammunition Park Simon, 24th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force, was killed in action on February 10th. Charlie, who was a sergeant in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, fell at Ypres on April 16th 1915 James, who was a sergeant in the New South Wales Infantry, has been missing at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, since August last. Another brother, Peter, who is also a gamekeeper at Dunskey, is enrolled for service in the Army Service Corps and expects to be called up shortly after the single men have all been requisitioned. John McGregor, who sends the Montreal “Evening News” containing the descriptive matter and the photograph (which for scientific reasons we are unable to reproduce), is shown in the uniform of the 2nd Montreal Heavy Brigade Canadian Artillery of which he was a member some years ago.
  • The Glasgow Herald, Tuesday, 28th May, 1918. "Deaths on Service. SHAW.- Killed in action, 3rd May, Pte. Neil Shaw, Cheshire Regt., late A.S.C., 26 years, only son of Neil Shaw, Commercial Hotel, Portpatrick, and Sandringham Terrace, Largs and late of 1048, Pollockshaws Road, Shawlands, Glasgow."
  • Chief Engr. C. Kilpatrick, M.N. KILPATRICK, CHARLES. Rank:Chief Engineer Officer Date of Death:04/03/1943 Age:39 Regiment/Service:Merchant Navy M.V. California Star (London) Panel ReferencePanel 22. MemorialTOWER HILL MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of James and Sarah Kilpatrick; husband of Emily D. L. Patrick, of Stranraer, Wigtownshire. From uboat.net At 23.15 hours on 4 Mar, 1943, the unescorted California Star sailing from Wellington NZ via Panama to Liverpool was hit in the engine room by two torpedoes from U-515 about 335 miles northwest of Flores, Azores. Because both starboard lifeboats were destroyed the crew began to abandon ship on the port side, but when the second port boat was being launched another torpedo hit on the port side and the explosion destroyed the boat and killed all occupants. The remaining crew members had to abandon ship on rafts. The vessel sank by the bow a few minutes after being hit again on the port side. The U-boat surfaced to question the survivors and took the Second Officer George Cameron Smart as prisoner aboard. At daybreak the survivors decided that the master should sail the only lifeboat to the nearest land to get help for the survivors left behind drifting on rafts. One boy died and was buried at sea before the boat with the master, 19 crew members and three passengers reached Flores after 11 days. A subsequent search for the rafts was unsuccessful, they were never seen again. 41 crew members, eight gunners and one passenger were lost.
  • Wigtownshire Free Press (13 April 1916) carried a photograph of Private Tully: Official intimation has been received by Mr Tully, Colfin, that his youngest son, Private James Tully, Scots Guards, has been killed on 27th March by a sniper while he was relieving a guard. Private Tully joined the Scots Guards in November 1914, and after undergoing a course of training at Caterham, he proceeded to France in October last. Previous to joining the Army he was serving his apprenticship in the Union Bank, Stranraer.
  • Wigtownshire Free Press (12/9/1918): Mrs McKenzie, Hill Street, Portpatrick, has been informed that her husband, Private Alex McKenzie, Royal Scots Fusiliers, was killed on the 22nd ult in France. Private McKenzie was through the Dardanelles campaign, and also saw service in Egypt. He was only transferred to the Western Front this year. Pte McKenzie, who left a widow and two children, was bowman of the Portpatrick Lifeboat. This is the third official of the Portpatrick Lifeboat who has lost his life during the war.

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