Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Rankinston
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80664

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Current location

Littlemill Place
Rankinston
Kyle And Carrick
Strathclyde
KA6 7HB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 45098 14521
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tapering Granite Pillar on a pedestal and 2 stage base, surrounded by railings, and lead lettering
Inscription
6 o'clock face-ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN/OF THIS DISTICT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/"THEY GAVE THEIR BODIES TO THE COMMONWEALTH/AND RECEIVED EACH FOR HIS OWN MEMORY/PRAISE THAT WILL NEVER DIE,/AND WITH IT THE NOBLEST SEPULCHRE-/NOT THAT IN WHICH THEIR MORTAL BODIES ARE LAID,/BUT A HOME IN THE MINDS OF MEN." 3 o'clock & 9 o'clock faces- [WW1 names] 12 o'clock face-TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN/OF THIS DISTRICT WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/1939-1945/[names]/THEYDIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ballantyne, Thomas
Brown, John
Clement, David P
Clement, James
Clifford, Thomas
Cook, William
Dunn, J
Graham, Robert
Halbert, Charles
Halbert, J
See details for all 36 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initial of forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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