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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Maybole
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Crimean War (1853-1856), Ashanti Wars (1823-1900), VC or GC Recipients
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44610

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Current location

The Green
Greenside
Maybole
Kyle And Carrick
Strathclyde
KA19 7DG
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 29894 09981
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Flagpole with Brass Dedication Plaque and separate Brass VC Plaque
Inscription
Upper Plaque- Burgh of Maybole/erected by/ex-Provost James Miller/in memory of/his son James/and all men in Maybole who/gave their lives in the great/wars 1914-1918 and 1939-1945/September 1945 The lower plaque- Carrick’s Victoria Crosses/Lieutenant, Later Colonel/William James Mongomery Cuninghame V.C./1st Battalion The Rifle Brigade/Crimea 20th November 1854 Sergeant Samuel McGaw V.C./42nd Royal Highlanders The Black Watch/Ashanti 21st January 1874 Presented by/Maybole Branch/The Royal British Legion Scotland/2007
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cuninghame, William James Montgomery
Mcgaw, Samuel
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, decorations, date of VC action
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, decorations, date of VC action
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, decorations, date of VC action, conflict
    Order of information: conflict
Components
  • Flagpole
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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