At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.

Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Stewartry
Town
Borgue
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58054

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

In the churchyard
Borgue Church
Borgue
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG6 4SU
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 62854 48288
Denomination: Undefined

View location on Google Maps
Description
Addition to gravestone.
Inscription
SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOMAS BROWN/ FARMER, CULRAVEN, WHO DIED/ 22d JULY 1899 AGED 75 YEARS./ ALSO JOHN HIS YOUNGEST SON, 2nd BATT./ SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS, KILLED IN/ ACTION 11th APRIL 1917, AGED 36 YEARS./ INTERRED IN BRITISH CEMETERY NEAR ARRAS, FRANCE./ ALSO THOMAS HIS SON, SETGE. BTY. R.G.A./ KILLED IN ACTION WITH THE BALKAN FORCES/ 18th SEPt 1918 AGED 39 YEARS./ INTERRED IN JANES MILITARY CEMETERY GREECE. ALSO MARY GORDON, HIS WIFE./ WHO DIED AT CULRAVEN. 5th MAR./ 1934, AGED 89 YEARS./ ALSO SAMUEL, ELDEST SON, FARMER/ IN CULRAVEN FOR 44 YEARS, DIED/ AT CHARLETON POINT, KINGSBRIDGE/ DEVON, 5th 1966 AGED 89 YEARS/ HIS ASHES WERE INTERRED HERE 10th JAN. 1967./ ALSO ETHEL YOUNGEST DAUGHTER,/ AND WIFE OF WALTER NICOLL, WHO/ DIED AT ABERFELDY, 30th SEP. 1967,/ AGED 81 YEARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Joseph
Brown, Thomas
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-58054

For queries, please contact [email protected].