West United Free Church

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Rededicated
Date: 11 November 2001
Attended by: Reverend Moira Herkes

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

57443

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Current location

Gardner Memorial Church
Southesk Street
Brechin
Angus
Tayside
DD9 6AW
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 60056 60196
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations

Town Council store
Forfar
Angus
Tayside
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 450 500
Denomination: Undefined
West United Free Church
Church Street
Brechin
Angus
Tayside
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 596 602
Denomination: Church of Scotland
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Description

Rectangular bronze plaque with decorative border in a wooden frame.

Inscription

TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF/ THIS CONGREGATION WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19./ (Names) / "Their name liveth for evermore"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Allison, Charles
Anderson, D Lyall
Brodie, Cunningham
Donaldson, Evan A
Dorward, Edwin
Dowall, James M
Forrest, George
Fyffe, Edwin H
Hardie, Andrew H
Jeffrey, John B
See details for all 17 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, regiment, decorations
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Gardner Memorial church.

Reference

"First world war plaque is rescued." The Courier and Advertiser, 12 November 2001, p.4.
1921 Brechin Almanac
Press and Journal, 28 March 1921
www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/266471/ . Accessed 14 January 2020.

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