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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Nithsdale
- Town
- Dumfries
- County
- Dumfries And Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44304
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Current location
St. Michael's Church
Corner of Brooms Road (A756) and St. Michael Street (B725)
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 2PY
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NX 97515 75696
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Previous locations
- Gasstown Church
A75 about 1.5 miles east of Dumfries
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Gasstown Church
- Description
- Painted wooden board with inscription in black lettering on a gold background. Black painted border
- Inscription
- 1914 ROLL 1918/ OF/ HONOUR/ CALLED ASIDE TO GREATER THINGS AUG 1914/ WELL DONE GOOD AND FAITHFULL SERVANTS NOV 1918/ (NAMES)/ * DIED ON SERVICE/ + MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ancell, J
Ancell, R
Ancell, R T
Armstrong, J
Armstrong, J
Auslin, W
Austin, J
Baxter, A
Baxter, W
Bealon, N
See details for all 71 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 71
Served and returned: 59
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 1000mm, width 575mm
Materials: Wood
- Board
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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