Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Kilmarnock And Loudoun
Town
Symington
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78919

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Current location

Brewlands Road
Symington
Kilmarnock And Loudoun
Strathclyde
KA1 5QX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 38419 31354
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Pink polished granite pillar with four rough-hewn bands surmounted by an orb, set on a square plinth and square base, the whole mounted on three rough-hewn steps, 6 steps up from road level. There are two villages called Symington, this one in South Ayrshire and another in South Lanarkshire (WMR #54287)
Inscription
6 o'clock face-IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 Side Faces- [WW1 names] 12 o'clock face-IN MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baird, Charles Edward
Barr, Robert
Campbell, Angus
Curtis, Lewis Herbert
Dempster, William
Devine, John
Dewar, William A
Gibson, John Rodger
Hunter, James
Lamont, Matthew
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: rank THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Detail
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=384&mforum=warmemscot
  • The Scotsman, Tuesday 16th August 1921. -SYMINGTON - The unveiling ceremony and dedication service in connection with the monument erected to the memory of the eight men who fell in the war from Symington (Lanarkshire), took place at Symington on Sunday, in the presence of a large gathering. Mr W. K. Jackson, Convenor of the Memorial Committee, presided, and the unveiling ceremony was performed by Captain Walter E. Elliot, M.P.

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