Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Nithsdale
Town
Parkgate
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44336

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Current location

Kirkmichael Parish Church
on minor road
about 1 mile west of the A701
Parkgate
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 3LY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NY 00489 88355
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
NOWY HEADED WOODEN BOARD WITH INSCRIPTION CARVED IN RELIEF. CROSS WITHIN A WREATH CARVED AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE BOARD
Inscription
1939 1945/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bell, J B
Campbell, R
Douglas, J J
Hannan, G H
Mcfadzean, A
Mcneish, A
Muirhead, J
Shiells, J L
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,decorations, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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