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Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Stewartry
Town
Corsock
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5880

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Current location

Parish Church
A712 at Burnside
Corsock
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 3DL
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 76139 76006
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Granite obelisk surmounting a plinth and a 2 stage base, all on a gravel hard standing. There is a separate stone for WW2 below.
Inscription
1914/1919 / IN REMEMBRANCE / (Names) /THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY /THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE On Separate Stone-WORLD WAR /1939-1945 / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ballantyne, Jessie
Bell, George
Boan, Thomas
Brown, James
Brown, John
Cubitt, Victor M
Dunbar, John C
Dunbar, William
Edgar, Thomas
Haggart, John S
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, suranme, regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Date of death
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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