Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Lochaber
Town
Kilchoan
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 6th May 1923
    Attended by: Rev. A. M. Maclean, C.M.G., D.D., Abbey Church Paisley (a native of KIlchoan). Assisted by Rev. T. S. Macpherson, St Vincent Parish Church Glasgow (also a native of Kilchoan) and Rev. J. Smith, M. A., minister of the parish
  • Unveiled
    Date: 6th May 1923
    Attended by: Rev. A. M. Maclean, C.M.G., D.D., Abbey Church Paisley (a native of KIlchoan). Assisted by Rev. T. S. Macpherson, St Vincent Parish Church Glasgow (also a native of Kilchoan) and Rev. J. Smith, M. A., minister of the parish
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76805

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Current location

Inside the parish church
on left after entering the church
Ardnamurchan Parish Church
B8007
Kilchoan
Lochaber
Highland
PH36 4LH
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NM 48835 63808
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Wood framed bronze plaque inside Ardnamurchan Parish Church, Kilchoan. From the newspaper report of the unveiling it may have originally been in either a marble (rather than the current wood) frame or on a marble pattress- if so this element is now lost.
Inscription
"TO THE GLORY / OF HIM WHO DIED FOR ALL / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / THE SOLDIERS & SAILORS / FROM THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR"/[11 names]/"Dìleas Gu Bàs"
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Cameron, Allan
Cameron, John
Cameron, John
Livingstone, John
Mcgillivray, Angus
Mcgillivray, John
Mclachlan, John
Mcphee, Archibald
Mcphee, Hugh
Nisbet, Donald
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, manner of death, date of death
    Order of information: date of death
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, manner of death, date of death
    Order of information: date of death
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • The Scotsman - Thursday 10 May 1923 Page 8 KILCHOAN WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED. ---
  • Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 26 May 1923 Page 3 WAR MEMORIAL AT KILCHOAN (names) ---

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