Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Gate
- District
- Gordon
- Town
- Foveran
- County
- Grampian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Messers Garden & Co, Granite Work (Builder)
W P Duncan (Designer)
Messers Walter Macfarlane & Co, Glasgow (Founder / Foundry) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 15th October 1922
Attended by: Principal Sir George Adam . Smith, Aberdeen University. - Dedicated
Date: 15th October 1922
Attended by: The Rev T. M'William - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 8582
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Current location
Gateway to the new graveyard
One mile to the right off A97 north of Huntly on A975
Foveran
Gordon
Grampian
AB41 6AR
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NJ 98479 23852
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Pillared gateway with wreath on either side, surmounted by a cross. Lists of names from WW1on the pillars on the front and for WW2 on the reverse
- Inscription
- Top of Front face of the Arch-TO THE GLORY OF GOD / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF FOVERAN WHO MADE THE / SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR / (names) On Top of gatepost- 1939-1945/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Auld, T C
Barron, William
Baverley, A
Bruce, J
Bruce, J R
Cheyne, S
Christie, E W
Christie, S
Chrsytall, W
Cowie, Alexander
See details for all 70 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 0
Died: 42
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, service, initials of forenames
Order of information: Undefined - First World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, service, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, forename, surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gates
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wrought Iron - Memorial
Measurements: height C 6096 mm, width C 6096 mm
Materials: Granite
- Gates
- Condition
- Foveran Cemetery Gate
- WMO ID: 217276
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 13-03-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Memorial: £696 3s 7d
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1763&mforum=warmemscot
- Canmore ID 191607 canmore.org.uk/site/191607/newburgh-war-memorial
- Aberdeenshire SMR - NJ92SE0082 - FOVERAN WAR MEMORIAL online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/smrpub/master/detail.aspx?tab=main&refno=NJ92SE0082
- Aberdeen Press and Journal - Saturday 27 January 1923 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000577/19230127/148/0011 FOVERAN WAR MEMORIAL. COMMITTEE'S FINAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.
- Aberdeen Press and Journal - Monday 16 October 1922 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000576/19221016/038/0005?browse=true FOVERAN'S MEMORIAL FOR FALLEN. Unveiled by Principal. DEDICATION OF THE NEW GRAVEYARD. Foveran paid its tribute to the men of the parish who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War when yesterday the war memorial was unveiled by Principal Sir George Adam . Smith, Aberdeen University (list of names) (picture of gateway)
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