Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stewartry
Town
Buittle, near Dalbeattie
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44361

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Current location

Buittle Parish Church (Closed)
minor road off the A745
Buittle
near Dalbeattie
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 1NP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 80810 59892
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Plain rectangular brass plaque with incised inscription in black lettering. Double line border with squares in each corner containing a flower.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE REV. JOHN DAVIS B.A./ BORN AT BALLYNAHINCH MANSE COUNTY DOWN/ 31 DECEMBER 1878 ORDAINED MINSTER OF BUITTLE PARISH 12 JULY 1907 JOINED THE R.A.M.C. 31 JULY 1916/ DIED AT AMARA MESOPOTAMIA 22 JULY 1917/ A BELOVED BROTHER & FAITHFUL MINSTER IN THE LORD
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Davis, John (rev)
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,place of burial,manner of death, date of birth,occupation
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
History
The Church closed after a final service on 11th July 2010. It was sold for conversion to a private house in April 2017. The Kirk Session plan to install all the memorials in the former, ruined Church which is adjacent. Until then they are secure inside the dis-used church.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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