Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Argyll And Bute
Town
Scalasaig (Isle of Colonsay)
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20th July 1924
    Attended by: Mr Ward, "the friend of all present".
  • Dedicated
    Date: 20th July 1924
    Attended by: REv. Kenneth MacLeod, parish minister of Colonsay; assisted by Rev. Mr Forces, Baptist minister
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5985

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Current location

40 yards northwest of the pier
Scalasaig (Isle of Colonsay)
Argyll And Bute
Strathclyde
PA61 7YZ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NR 39404 94104
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic cross on tapering base of grey granite surrounded by iron railing and stone pillars. Interlacing ornament on cross. Mock scroll carved in the boulder base with names.
Inscription
On memorial: SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF THE COLONSAY MEN / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / (Names) / "CHA DO THUIT AN CLIO!" On additional stone: 1939 - 1945 / IN MEMORY OF / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Angus
Brown, Angus
Brown, John
Buie, Hugh
Clark, John
Galbraith, John
Howard, Robert Henry Palmer
Mackinnon, Duncan
Mclellan, John
Mcmillan, Hector
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Rank, forename, surname, regiment
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Rank
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Costs

Site: £492 19s 1d Total costs 16 August 1924

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND by GIFFORD, JOHN A&B (2000) P.506 Source: Image Library
  • Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 16 August 1924 Page 1 COLONSAY WAR MEMORIAL. CONDENSED STATEMENT. ---
  • Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 23 August 1924 Page 5 ONE THE ISLAND OF COLONSAY. UNVEILING THE NEW MEMORIAL. TO THE MEMORY OF THE COLONSAY MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR - 1914 - 1918.
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2643

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