Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Stirling
Town
Dunblane
County
Central
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 October 1921
    Attended by: BRIG-GENERAL ARCHIBALD STIRLING
  • Rededicated
    Date: November 2010
    Attended by: After restoration of stonework and plaques
  • Rededicated
    Date: November 1959
    Attended by: Rededicatd at new site The Haugh
  • Rededicated
    Date: 6 November 1948
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Show More (3)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5777

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Current location

The Haugh
Beside Allan Water below th Cathedral
over the Memorial Bridge
Dunblane
Stirling
Central
FK15 0AP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NN 78063 01409
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Outside St Mary's Church
    Junction Perth Road and Glen Road
    Dunblane
    Stirling
    Central
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: OS NN 785 012
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
Description
Freestone Cenotaph with bronze sword and laurel wreath on front face, on a square oedestal. There are 3 bronze plaques for WW1 and one for WW2, on the various faces
Inscription
First WW1 Plaque-(Names in 2 columns, of officers & other ranks except Private)/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH Second WW1 Plaque-(Names of Privates in 2 columns, McGregor to Wallace PLUS two women)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER MORE Third WW1 Plaque (Names of Privates in 2 columns Barnes to McClymont)/ THEY DIED THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE WW2 Plaque- THEY HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT/ (Names in 2 columns / THEY HAVE FINISHED THE COURSE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, John
Anderson, J W
Ball, Allan
Barnes, John
Bayne, J
Bell, Adam
Black, A
Brough, G
Brown, George K
Brown, Thomas
See details for all 135 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 98
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 98
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, ramk, decorations
    Order of information: rank THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 32
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 32
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Freestone
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Freestone
Condition
Costs

Memorial: £1732 3s 4d

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Stirling District Council
Reference
  • Much background information, including historical images-warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2811&mforum=warmemscot
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • STIRLING JOURNAL& ADVERTISER, 1921-1922, various issues
  • COUNCIL MINUTES: DU 1/1/9; DU 1/1/15; DU 1/1/18; DU 1/1/19
  • Scottish Legion News June/ July 2007 p.10 Published:Royal British Legion Scotland Stories of some of the WW1 casualties

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