Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Wigtown
- Town
- Minnigaff (Monigaff), near Newton Stewart
- County
- Dumfries And Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 69567
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Current location
Cumloden Road
Minnigaff (Monigaff)
near Newton Stewart
Wigtown
Dumfries And Galloway
DG8 6PX
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NX 41156 66376
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Urn with drapes surmounting an obelisk, plinth and steps. There is a latin cross on the front face of the obelisk with the dedication and WW2 names on the 6o'clock face and WW1 names on 12o'clock. The lettering is in black.
- Inscription
- 6o'clock face: IN MEMORY OF/ THE GALLANT MEN/ OF THE/ PARISH OF MINNIGAFF/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ AND OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (Names) 3o'clock face: (Names) 9o'clock face: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allison, Andw.
Armitage, F A W
Baird, Arthur
Cuthbertson, Alex.
Diamond, James
Diamond, John
Dodd, I A S
Drew, Douglas M
Ferguson, Eric R
Gibson, George
See details for all 49 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 43
Served and returned: 0
Died: 43
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, decorations.
Order of information: Surname. - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname.
Order of information: Surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic1169.html&highlight=minnigaff
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