Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Nithsdale
- Town
- Durisdeer
- County
- Dumfries And Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Archibald Hamilton, Glasgow (Manufacturer)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 69405
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Current location
Bell tower
Durisdeer Parish Church
Durisdeer
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG3 5BJ
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NS 89413 03708
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A moulded wooden base for a brass plaque. A brass plaque with an enamelled draped Union flag at the top with the dates 1914 and 1919 on either side. Each corner of the plaque, within the linear border has a decorative thistle, with a knot design at the central lower border. Lettering in roman caps, of varying size and is carved in black.
- Inscription
- IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE FORMER PUPILS OF/ DURISDEER SCHOOL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, Robert
Barton, William R
Bell, George
Bell, John
Bryden, Richaard
Cook, Alexander
Cook, John
Currie, W B
Fingland, James
Fingland, Peter
See details for all 54 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 54
Served and returned: 38
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 30mm, height 420mm, width 680mm
Materials: Metal - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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