Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Nithsdale
Town
Dunscore
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945): The Holocaust
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 1985
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44316

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Current location

Dunscore Parish Church
Kirkgate
Dunscore
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG2 0TA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 86666 84338
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • Craig Church
    Dunscore
    Nithsdale
    Dumfries And Galloway
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Plain rectangular plaque mounted on a wooden backboard with incised inscription in black and red painted lettering
Inscription
1897 - 1944/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ JANE HAINING, MISSIONARY, BORN IN/ THIS PARISH AND A MEMBER OF CRAIG CHURCH/ DIED IN AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION CAMP/ ON OR ABOUT 17TH JULY 1944
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Haining, Jane
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945): The Holocaust
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death,place of death,forename,manner of death,occupation,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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