Memorial details

Memorial type
Triptych
District
Angus
Town
Forfar
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS HUGHES & BOLCKOW LTD (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19 May 1919
    Attended by: Provost Moffat
  • Dedicated
    Date: 19 May 1919
    Attended by: Reverend W.G. Donaldson
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68969

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Current location

Forfar Academy
Forfar Community Campus
Kirriemuir Road
Forfar
Angus
Tayside
DD8 3TG
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 45180 51706
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Forfar Academy
    Taylor Street
    Forfar
    Angus
    Tayside
    DD8 3LB
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NO 45146 51470
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Forfar Academy
    Academy Street
    Forfar
    Angus
    Tayside
    DD8 2HB
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Triptych with hinged doors, and a triangular pediment. The central panel has a raised latin cross. The names are on the central panel and the inside of the doors. Below that section is a rectangular pediment with the dedication.
Inscription
Pediment: FOR GOD,/ KING AND COUNTRY/ Each door: ROLL/ OF HONOUR/ (NAMES) Central panel: (NAMES)/ LEST WE FORGET Pedestal: TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE ABOVE, FORMER PUPILS OF THIS/ SCHOOL, AND IN SPECIAL REMEMBRANCE OF HIS ELDEST SON/ ARCHIBALD JOHN SCOTT ANDERSON, 2nd LIEUT. 11th CHESHIRE REGT./ WHO FELL IN ACTION, IN FRANCE, AUGUST 27th 1916 AGED 23 YEARS./ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS FATHER DAVID E. ANDERSON, AN OLD/ PUPIL OF FORFAR ACADEMY./ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adamson, John
Anderson, Archibald John Scott
Anderson, J A
Anderson, James
Bain, Alexander N
Bain, Ralph N
Boyle, William S
Brown, Alexander
Buchanan, James
Caie, R G H
See details for all 71 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 71
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 71
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, decorations
    Order of information: 55 names are listed alphabetically by surname on the doors, a further 15 are likewise listed on the central panel, and one is named on the pedestal.
Components
  • Triptych
    Measurements: depth 180mm, height 1200mm, width 540mm
    Materials: Wood - Teak
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Copper
Condition
History
When the triptych was originally unveiled in May 1919, it was reported to bear 65 names in black lettering. On an unknown date since, the memorial has been altered, as it now records 71 names, all of which are in gold lettering.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: David E. Anderson (father of Archibald John Scott Anderson) donated the memorial in memory of his son and all the other pupils who had died.
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=4503&mforum=warmemscot
  • Forfar Dispatch 22 May 1919 (page 2): reported the unveiling, mentioning that it recorded 65 casualties, whose names were in black lettering.
  • Dundee Courier 20 May 1919, page 6: reported the unveiling of the triptych, stating that at that time it recorded 65 casualties' names.
  • The Courier.co.uk 3 April 2017: "Three Schools for three centuries" (description of the history of the Academy).

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