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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Argyll And Bute
Town
Inveraray
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 7th September 1924
    Attended by: Lady Elspeth Campbell
  • Dedicated
    Date: 7th September 1924
    Attended by: Right Rev. David Cathels, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44608

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Current location

Parish Church
Church Square
Inveraray
Argyll And Bute
Strathclyde
PA32 8TP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NN 09593 08420
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Bronze Plaque in a wooden frame with the names of the 65 fallen. At the top is the Burning Bush and the Campbell motto 'Ne Obliviscaris' (Do not forget). At the bottom is a gaelic dedication which was composed by Rev Gillespie Campbell, Minister of the Gaelic congregation, and translates as (Their name and their fame will last forever; a stone on the cairn of memory of the heroes). Below is a copper plaque decorated with an embossed 'Galley of Lorn' -the sign of the Dukedom of Lorn[e] & part of the arms, above a small lectern with a book containing on vellum, the names of all who served in the War. (There are 216 names)
Inscription
Bronze Plaque-TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN GRATEFUL/REMEMBRANCE OF/THOSE FROM GLENARAY/AND INVERARAY PARISH/WHO FELL IN THE/1914 GREAT WAR 1918/NE OBLIVIS CARUS/[names]/Mairidh an ainm agus an cliu gu suthainn/Clachair carn cuimhne nan laogh. Copper Plaque-1914/1918/THEIR NAME LIVETH/FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bain, Archibald
Bell, Malcolm
Bell, Robert
Black, Andrew H
Black, William
Buchanan, John
Campbell, Andrew
Campbell, Gerald
Campbell, Ian M
Campbell, Ivar
See details for all 65 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 281
    Served and returned: 216
    Died: 65
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Copper
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Vellum
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Prayer desk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Condition
History
THE Roll of Honour BOOK WAS STOLEN IN THE 1980's AND RECOVERED FROM A LONDON ANTIQUE DEALER.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Details: The cost of the memorial was paid for by the Woman's Guild.
Reference

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