Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- Annandale And Eskdale
- Town
- Eastriggs
- County
- Dumfries And Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MESSRS BEATTIE & CO (Makers)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 2 October 1920
Attended by: Sir James Crichton Browne
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
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Current location
Western end of the village
Roadside B721
Eastriggs
Annandale And Eskdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG12 6TQ
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NY 24025 66289
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Three stepped base surmounted by double plinth, and narrowing column with inscription in black lettering on two sides of the pedestal. Relief carving of a sword in its belt hanging from the top of the column
- Inscription
- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: IN/ HONOUR OF/ THE MEN FROM/ DORNOCK PARISH/ WHO FELL/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "LEST WE FORGET" 3 O'CLOCK FACE: AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES, IN THE SECOND/ GREAT WAR. 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, Robert
Armstrong, David
Armstrong, Thomas H
Burnett, James
Carmont, Robert C P
Clowe, David
Clowe, Simon
Comrie, Kenneth G
Comrie, Leslie C
Conchie, William
See details for all 37 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, regiment,forename, decorations
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Column
Measurements: depth 850mm, height c3500mm, width 850mm
Materials: Granite - Steps
Measurements: depth 1680mm, height 180mm, width 1680mm
Materials: Granite - Steps
Measurements: depth 1380mm, height 160mm, width 1380mm
Materials: Granite - Steps
Measurements: depth 1070mm, height 160mm, width 1070mm
Materials: Granite
- Column
- Condition
- Dornock Parish (in Eastriggs)
- WMO ID: 187651
- Condition: Good [last updated on 13-12-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
- Reference
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=636&mforum=warmemscot
- Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Monday 04 October 1920 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19201004/204/0009 WAR MEMORIALS. SIR JAMES CRICHTON BROWNE AND THE WAR CRIMLVALS.
- Sunday Post - Sunday 03 October 1920 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19201003/029/0003 WHAT OF THE WAR CRIMINALS ? SIR CRICHTON BROWNE AND BROKEN PLEDGES.
- The Scotsman - Monday 04 October 1920 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19201004/232/0006
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