Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Moray
- Town
- Aberlour
- County
- Grampian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 28 July 1925
Attended by: General Lord Horne of Stirkoke
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 66182
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Current location
St Margaret's Church
High Street
Aberlour
Moray
Grampian
AB38 9QD
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NJ 269 432
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- A Celtic cross set on a tapering shaft bearing a sword of sacrifice. It sits on a tapering plinth and base, and has black lettering. The memorial has WW1 names on the pedestal and WW2 on base of the cross
- Inscription
- 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ THESE ABERLOUR OLD BOYS/ DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF/ THE OLD BOYS OF/ ABERLOUR ORPHANAGE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ REQUIESCANT IN PACE. (names) AND ALL OTHERS WHOSE NAMES ARE NOT KNOWN
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Aberdein, David
Anderson, John
Auchterlonie, Anderson
Bain, Alexander
Baker, Archibald
Bald, William
Banks, John
Barrie, Hamish
Bartell, Albert
Baxter, Alexander
See details for all 79 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 62
Served and returned: 0
Died: 62
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Pedestal
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- ABERLOUR ORPHANAGE WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED. The Scotsman - Wednesday 29 July 1925 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19250729/318/0007
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=86764&mforum=warmemscot#86764
- Aberlour Orphanage Jubilee Celebrations: Photograph of the unveiling Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 29 July 1925 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000577/19250729/025/0005
- ABERLOUR ORPHANAGE JUBILEE AND WAR MEMORIAL. Good Beginning to £100,000 Appeal LORD HORNE ON SACRED MEMORIES AND DUTIES Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 29 July 1925 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000577/19250729/012/0004
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