Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Ayr
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Regimental Memorials
Maker
Colonel H R Wallace of Busby (Designer)
MR ALEXANDER CARRICK RSA RBS (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15 June 1924
    Attended by: Major General E S GHirdwood CB, CMG
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80677

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Current location

Auld Kirk
Blackfriars Walk
Ayr
Kyle And Carrick
Strathclyde
KA7 1TT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 33899 21917
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Oxidised silver bronze plaque surmounted by a Latin cross.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN EVERLASTING MEMORY/OF ALL RANKS OF THE AYRSHIRE YEOMANRY/WHO GAVE THEIR LIOVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/[names in 9 columns]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adam, M
Adams, R M
Agnew, R
Aird, J
Alexander, J
Allan, J
Allan, R
Andrson, R
Angus, R E
Armour, W
See details for all 112 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 112
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 112
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, regiment
    Order of information: surname
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 112
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 112
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, regiment
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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