Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Cumnock And Doon Valley
Town
Waterside
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5973

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Current location

Opposite to the former Waterside Institute
Dalmellington Road
Waterside
Cumnock And Doon Valley
Strathclyde
KA6 7JF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 43802 08655
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic cross on plinth and two stepped base.
Inscription
Cross 6 o'clock face: ERECTED/ BY THE PEOPLE/ OF WATERSIDE/ TO PERPETUATE/ THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919 Cross 12 o'clock face: "AT THE SETTING/ OF THE SUN/ AND/ IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL/ REMEMBER THEM" Plinth 3 o'clock face: 1939-1945/ (Names) Plinth other faces: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Joseph Mcknight
Blain, William Hawthorn
Blainey, John
Cairns, Matthew
Collins, Joseph
Colquhoun, David
Colville, Alexander
Dinwoodie, George O B
Dinwoodie, John
Fagan, John
See details for all 37 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 30
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
History
2010: Area around the memorial now has gravel. Evidence that the granite has been cleaned recently. Slight problem with bindweed around the base.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • The Sunday Telegraphy, 2 May 1993: "Witness drums up over war memorial"
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1222
  • The Scotsman, 27 April 1993: "Villagers up in arms over threat to war memorial"
  • The Observer, 18 April 1993: "Village fury over peacenik's threat to war memorial"

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