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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Wigtown
Town: Newton Stewart
County: Dumfries And Galloway
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 72064

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Current location

Douglas Ewart High School
Old Hall Drive
Newton Stewart
Wigtown
Dumfries And Galloway
DG8 6JQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 40676 65675
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Ewart High School (for Boys)
York Road
Newton Stewart
Wigtown
Dumfries And Galloway
DG8 6JS
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 40933 65707
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Bronze Plaque with laurel wreath at top centre. Commemoration at top and bottom with names and other details between: all lettering is raised.

Inscription

IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE FORMER PUPILS OF/ THE EWART HIGH SCHOOL WHO/ ANSWERING THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL/ IN THE GREAT WAR LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN HER DEFENCE/ [names in 2 columns]/ QUASI CURSORES VITAI LAMPADA TRADUNT* * Translation - AS RUNNERS PASSING THE LAMP OF LIFE

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Agnew, John
Allan, Marshall T
Axon, William C
Barr, Robert
Black, John
Black, John A
Blair, Kenneth C
Bone, Quintin
Brown, David W M
Brown, William
See details for all 34 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 34
Served and returned: 0
Died: 34
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment, Honours
Order of information: surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5393

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