Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Argyll And Bute
- Town
- Innellan
- County
- Strathclyde
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians, VC or GC Recipients
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: Before 5th February 1921
Attended by: Mr Duncan Lamont, County Councillor, Innellan - Dedicated
Date: Before 5th February 1921
Attended by: Rev. Mr. MacIntyre - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44606
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Current location
Overlooking Clyde Estuary
set in a grassed area.
A815
Shore Road
Innellan
Argyll And Bute
Strathclyde
PA23 7SN
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NS 154 708
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Celtic cross with ornate knotwork carving on face, on stepped plinth and base. WWI names on plinth. A carved open book is inset at ground level at the foot of the cross and has the names and dedication for WWII
- Inscription
- Cross: 1914 - 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE HONOURED/ AND UNDYING MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF INNELLAN DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names) Book: (Names)/ TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 -45
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Paton, G H T
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 38
Served and returned: 0
Died: 38
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, decorations
Order of information: rank THEN surname THEN forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, service, forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, service, forenames
Order of information: surname - VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sculpture
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Condition
- INELLAN
- WMO ID: 146054
- Condition: Good [last updated on 01-05-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Carter Postcard Collection
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=11252#11252
- Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 05 February 1921 INNELAN WAR MEMORIAL. UNVEILED BY MR DUNCAN LAMONT (picture)
- Dunoon Standard and Advertiser 8 November 1919
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