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Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Perth And Kinross
Town
Kinclaven
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 August 1920
    Attended by: Duke Of Atholl KT
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1 August 1920
    Attended by: Rev. W. Inglis, B.D. of Kinclaven United Free Church
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57672

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Current location

Entrance to churchyard
Kinclaven Parish Church
Kinclaven
Perth And Kinross
Tayside
PH1 4QW
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 15101 38479
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Stone lychgate with decorative wrought-iron gates. Two dedicatory tablets placed on the left and right hand sides of the inside of the gate and additional inscription carved above the entrance. Above the arch on the South side is a heraldic device of the pelican in her nest feeding her children, typifying the children she nourished. On he North front is the burning bush.
Inscription
Above entrance: 1914 1918/ GIVE UNTO THE LORD THE GLORY DUE UNTO HIS NAME Tablet one: IN PROUD AND LOVING/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/OF THIS PARISH WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR RIGHT FREEDOM/ AND HONOUR/ (Names) Tablet two: (Names)/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hogg, George
Jamieson, Wm. C
Knox, Walter
Mackay, David
Mcandrew, Stewart
Mcintosh, Fraser
Mctavish, John
Millar, Blythe
Murray, John Charles
Nairne, Charles Mercer (lord)
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename, surname, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: year of death THEN rank THEN surname
Components
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Scottish War Memorials Project- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=266&mforum=warmemscot
  • Blairgowrie Advertiser 07 August 1920- KINCLAVEN WAR MEMORIAL OPENING AND DEDICATION With fitting ceremonial the Kinclaven War Memorial, which takes the shape of an arched gateway or porch at the entrance to the churchyard, was opened and dedicated on Sunday afternoon. An ample crowd of not less than 400 people gathered for the occasion, and, favoured by good weather, the ceremony passed with great acceptance to all concerned. The service began beside the memorial with the well-known song of deliverance, Psalm 124 - ‘Now Israel may say’. Thereafter, on behalf of the Committee who had carried out the work, the parish minister, Rev. H. K. Reekie, having first invoked the divine blessing, made a brief statement. They had been singularly fortunate, he thought, in all respects with regard to the memorial - fortunate in their architect, Mr Fairlie, Edinburgh; fortunate in the craftsmen employed to carry out the work, and fortunate above all in the m monument they had raised, which now asked and, he trusted, would receive, their approval that day. It was, he ventured to think, a right worthy memorial, which would continue to tell its tale to the generations to come and would show their sense of the loss they had sustained and of the sacrifice made on their behalf by their fallen sons and brothers, who were truly a band which any parish might be proud. They offered themselves willingly, and they died bravely, proud, no doubt, to be part of that mighty throng who gave their lives that the British race might continue to be free. They were fortunate again, be said, in having with them that day his Grace the Dune of Atholl, who had kindly consented to open the gateway. His Grace was not only a very distinguished nobleman; he was also a very brave soldier, and, what gave zest to both these things, as a heritor in the parish he was one of themselves. Mr Reekie said he had the pleasure in handing His grace a key, and asking him to open the gate. This having been done, the inscription on the panels of the monument was then read. It read as follows:- In proud and loving memory of the men of this parish who gave their lives for right, freedom, and honour. 1914 MAJOR LORD CHARLES MERECER NAIRNE, M.V.O., 1ST ROYAL DRAGOONS LIEUT. JOHN CHARLES MURRAY, 2ND COLDSTREAM GUARDS 1915 PTE. WALTER KNOX, BLACK WATCH PTE. JOHN M’TAVISH, BLACK WATCH PTE. THOMAS C. WHITE, K.O.S.B. 1916 PTE. WM. C. JAMIESON, ROYAL SCOTS 1917 CPL. DAVID MACKAY, H.L.I. PTE. BLYTHE MILLAR, A.S.C. PTE. FRASER M’INTOSH, BLACK WATCH 1918 REV. CHARLES ROBERTSON, M.A., M.C., C.F., 12TH A. AND S. HRS. PTE. GEORGE HOGG, BLACK WATCH PTE. STEWART M’ANDREW PTE. JAMES SOCTT, BLACK WATCH PTE. DAVID YOUNG, SEAFORTH HRS. Faithful unto death. His Grace then, in a very appropriate speech, addressed the gathering. He was glad, he said, to take part in so interesting a ceremony. It was fitting that as Lord Lieutenant of the county, as representative of His majesty, whose soldiers had given their lives for the cause, he should be willing to come there and assist on such an occasion. Some people looked at these war memorials as remembrances of a great and hateful war, through which they had only just succeeded in emerging successfully, while others looked upon them as tombstones to the dead. He was afraid he could accept neither view, and that such was their own thought, he believed, was shown by the fact they had raised neither a cairn nor a cross, but very happily a sort of porch at the entrance to the grounds of the parish Church, the centre of the community. He looked upon it, as they did, as a memorial to that great spirit of sacrifice, of loyalty, and fortitude shown by the people of this country in the hour of trial, when it was absolutely necessary to sink all the smaller affairs of life and to concentrate on the greater ones, when the life and the comfort of the individual as compared to the honour and defence of our native land were as naught. On the memorials we place the names of those from whom all was asked and who gave all so gladly; and we inscribe their names, he continued, because in their heroic lead across the skyline, whence no man returns, was concentrated the very essence of that spirit which he had mentioned. He had pleasure in declaring the gateway to be open as a perpetual memorial to the men who so nobly gave their lives for freedom, country, and honour. At this stage the monument was dedicated by Rev. W. Inglis, of Kinclaven U.F. Church, who also engaged in prayer. The people then took themselves to the church, where the service was continued, and an eloquent and inspiring sermon was preached by Professor main, of St. Andrew’s University, a distinguished war chaplain. Taking as his text Jeremiah LI, 50, he said Jeremiah was the prophet of the sorrowful message, yet from whom there were constantly glimpses of the better day, of a new covenant, of a nobler temple. The text spoke of deliverance from the sword and of giving God thanks for such deliverance. That was a message which they could understand, and which they could apply to themselves. Thanksgiving for deliverance from war - grim-visaged war - today was opportune. Many had fallen by the sword in the struggle of those terrible years. All honour to them. Let people thank God and go forward. It was meet that they should have in their parishes in Scotland those memorials of what had been done; meet that they should have their memorial in Kinclaven should have their memorial to the 14 brave hearts who were never to return to those they loved; and each time as they entered the churchyard they would be able to remember them and the sacrifice they made.. At the same time let them not forget to give God that there were those so worthy. In the text they got their marching orders. Stand not still, it said to them; be up and doing. There was a tendency for the present to seek an easy time. Some ease and comfort after the strain of war was natural, and to bask in the sunshine of national achievement was intelligible, for Britain’s part in the war was a great one. He doubted if our Allies yet understood how great it was. But there was a danger of complacent egotism gripping them, and that was a mark of decadence and not of progress. Forwards always - that, he was sure, would be the message of their fallen comrades if they could speak today. Carry on. Think not so much of rights and privileges and rewards; think rather of duties and services to be rendered. Their best thank offering, their best memorial, would be that of dedicated, practical lives. The service included an anthem by the unite choirs of the two churches in the parish - ‘Sing unto the Lord’. It was a somewhat ambitious effort, but proved to be well within the range of the singers, who received high praise for their rendering of it. The Benediction having been pronounced, the National Anthem was sung, and a great commemoration, memorable for its simple impressiveness, was brought to a close.
  • Perthshire Advertiser - Wednesday 04 August 1920 OPENING OF WAR MEMORIAL. (list of names)
  • Dundee Courier - Saturday 31 July 1920 Public Notice KINCLAVEN WAR MEMORIAL

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