Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Ross And Cromarty
- Town
- Dingwall
- County
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 1939
Attended by: Taken through streets to new school, escorted by the pipe band - Rededicated
Date: 9th June 2008
Attended by: Walk re-enacted as taken to new building - Dedicated
Date: 11th November 1990
Attended by: Rev. Grahame Henderson - Unveiled
Date: 11th November 1990
Attended by: Mrs Mhaira MacKenzie, former pupil; Rev. Grahame Henderson, Alexander Glass, Mr George McLeod, war veteran and former pupil, school piper Alan Graham. - Show More (3)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 79621
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Current location
On wall of entrance hall facing reception
Dingwall Academy
Craig Road
Dingwall
Ross And Cromarty
Highland
IV15 9LT
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NH 54749 59394
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Dingwall Academy (Former site)
Craig Road
Dingwall
Ross And Cromarty
Highland
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NH 54676 59493
Denomination: Undefined - Former Dingwall Academy
Cromarty Buildings
Tulloch Street
Dingwall
Ross And Cromarty
Highland
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NH 55034 58937
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Dingwall Academy (Former site)
- Description
- Two brass plaques on carved wooden mounting. WW1 list names but no names on lower WW2 plaque. School moved to new site in early 1930s so presume was originally in old school.
- Inscription
- Top: DINGWALL ACADEMY (1914 and 1919 in top corners) WW1 Plaque: IN HONOUR AND REMEMBRANCE OF FORMER PUPILS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / (names) WW2 Plaque: (1939 and 1945 each side) AND OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR (no names) Bottom of backboard: PRO REGE ET PATRIA
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Asher, Alistair
Bain, Henry
Beattie, John M
Bethune, William
Bierman, Fred
Brown, John
Cameron, Chas.
Campbell, William
Coe, J G
Davidson, Alex J
See details for all 112 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 110
Served and returned: 0
Died: 110
Exact count: yes
Information shown: regiment/service, battalion, surname, forenames, honours, rank
Order of information: regiment THEN battalion THEN surname THEN forename - First World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- First World War memorial
- Condition
- Dingwall Academy WW1/2
- WMO ID: 261076
- Condition: Good [last updated on 26-11-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Aberdeen Press and Journal - Monday 12 November 1990 The North remembers the Fallen (picture)
- Ross and Cromarty Heritage www.rossandcromartyheritage.org/Community/Dingwall/Places/Public.aspx
- Dingwall Academy www.dingwallacademy.com/
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