Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Moray
- Town
- Craigellachie
- County
- Grampian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11th March 1922
Attended by: Major McVean, MRCVS
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 8647
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Current location
In a small garden overlooking the river
North east of the Parish Kirk
Victoria Street
Craigellachie
Moray
Grampian
AB38 9SR
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NJ 28991 45152
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Square sandstone pillar surmounted by celtic cross on massive square plinth. Names on inset panels on the plinth. Located in its own small garden.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM CRAIGELLACHIE & DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ ALSO/ IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO FELL/ DURING THE WAR OF/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Cruickshank, C
Cruickshank, G
Edward, W A
Fraser, Walter C
Gordon, A
Grant, J
Holt, C
Horne, C
Lawrence, Alexr Mcc
Mckay, James
See details for all 23 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetically - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, regiment, decorations
Order of information: Alphabetically
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Condition
- Craigellachie & District
- WMO ID: 250576
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 08-02-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1912&mforum=warmemscot
- Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/318798/textcontribution/craigellachie+victoria+street+craigellachie+war+memorial/?tbmsg=2020&#tb-form
- Aberdeen Press and Journal - Monday 13 March 1922 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19220313/076/0006 CRAIGELLACHIE'S TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN
- Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 15 March 1922 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19220315/014/0003 CRAIGELLACHIE MEMORIAL (photograph of unveiling)
- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/250576
- www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_90698.html
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