Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kincardine And Deeside
Town
Birse
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Dr W Kelly FRSA (Designer)
SIR JAMES TAGGART (Stone Carver)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15 October 1921
    Attended by: Mr William Morrison, heaf gardener at Balfour, who was a Prisoner of War during WW1
  • Dedicated
    Date: 15 October 1921
    Attended by: Revd A Waters BD
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8559

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Current location

On the external south wall
Birse Kirk
Lane off B976
2 miles from Aboyne.
Birse
Kincardine And Deeside
Grampian
AB34 5BY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 55438 97302
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Polished granite tablet
Inscription
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE FALLEN / (NAMES) /1914-1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Burnett, John Watt
Cattanach, George
Cattenach, Henry
Cochran, Francis Alexander
Donald, Elmslie F
Flett, John
Gardyne, David
Jolly, Charles James
Littlejohn, Daniel
Pearson, Francis Geoffrey (the Hon.)
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Polished
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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