Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Argyll And Bute
Town
Kilmartin
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2082

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Current location

Former Living Stones Christian Centre
Glassary
Kilmartin & Ford Parish Church
Barramor View
Kilmartin
Argyll And Bute
Strathclyde
PA31 8UN
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NR 83559 98881
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • West end
    Parish Church
    A816
    Kilmartin
    Argyll And Bute
    Strathclyde
    PA31 8RN
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NR 83451 98851
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
Description
Rectangular copper plaque, ornamented, raised frame in Celtic style and art deco elements in the middle of the plaque. "The three war memorial plaques from WWII (1 from each of the churches) are all now housed in the new building at Kilmartin."
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND LOVING/ REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF KILMARTIN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1939 - 45/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ (names)/ THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Leitch, Allan
Leitch, Duncan
Mcdiarmid, Duncan
Shaw, Jack
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, forename
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 600 mm, width 900 mm
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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