Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Stewartry
Town
Colvend
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63978

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Current location

Churchyard at roadside
Colvend Parish Church
Colvend
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG5 4QN
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 86232 54057
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Celtic Cross with knot work design placed on a pedestal. on the 4 sides of which there are inscriptions. Pedestal on a one step base, surrounded on 4 sides by a low stone enclosure.
Inscription
Inscription on 4 sides of pedestal: 1)"THEIR NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE" 2) IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF COLVEND,/ WHO NOBLY GAVE THEIR LIVES,/ BY LAND AND SEA,/ IN THE GREAT STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM./ 1914-1918 3) (Names) 4) ERECTED BY/ THE PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS/ OF COLVEND/ 1920
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bie, Robert
Blyth, James
Brown, Thomas
Candlish, Charles Bie
Cannon, John
Cannon, Robert
Chalmers, Archibald Douglas
Corrie, Robert
Cumming, Henry
Duncan, George
See details for all 34 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 31
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 31
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, date of death, forename
    Order of information: date of death
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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