Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Angus
Town
Inverarity
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57454

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Current location

In the churchyard
Inverarity Church
Inverarity
Angus
Tayside
DD8 2JP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 45960 43950
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Celtic cross set on a square plinth and step. Plinth has stone tablets on face with the names of the fallen. On the face of the cross is a carved cross formed of with the lower part made of a laurel garland. Carved below it is a sword within a wreath.
Inscription
Front face: ERECTED/ BY/ THE PARISH OF/ INVERARITY/ IN HONOUR OF/ THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19/ (Names) Rear face: GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN/ HIS LIFE FOR/ HIS FRIENDS./ ST JOHN. XV.13. Left and right hand faces: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Balfour, Edward Leslie
Batchelor, G
Brown, Alexander
Brown, Frank
Bruce, David
Bruce, James
Crichton, Peter
Douglas, William
Downie, William
Duthie, William
See details for all 27 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, forenames, decorations
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forename, decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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