Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Kilmarnock And Loudoun
Town
Fenwick
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81618

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Current location

Main Road/Skernieland Road junction
Fenwick
Kilmarnock And Loudoun
Strathclyde
KA3 6EJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 46419 43704
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A grey granite cross on a tapering pedestal which rests on two rustic steps. There is a lion rampant in shield carved in relief on the cross head. The commemoration and names of the dead are set in lead lettering on the face and sides of the pedestal.
Inscription
On the shaft-ERECTED/IN MEMORY OF/THE GALLANT MEN/OF FENWICK DISTRICT/WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES/FOR THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914/-/1919 Plinth- [names] Top Step-1939/1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, James
Burns, George
Callighan, T
Carruthers, Benjamin
Clark, Robert
Corbett, Arthur
Corbett, The Hon John
Cuthbert, David
Cuthbert, James
Cuthbert, Robert
See details for all 39 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 30
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, regiment
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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