Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Angus
Town
Arbroath
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Maker
SIR GEORGE WASHINGTON BROWNE RSA (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 3 June 1922
    Attended by: The Right Hom. The Lord Inchcape GCMG
  • Rededicated
    Date: 23 July 2008
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries (For the Northern Ireland Stone)
  • Dedicated
    Date: 3 June 1922
    Attended by: The Rev J A Tweedie , the Rev R Smith Mackintosh, Rev J Spence Cuthill and the Rev James Cameron
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5662

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Current location

The High Common
Rosemount Road
Arbroath
Angus
Tayside
DD11 2AT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 63523 40345
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Cenotaph set on a plinth with three steps and a paved base with three further steps. The 6o'clock face has a metal wreath with drapes attached and ten double column plaques on the north face with the WW1 names, and 4 more on the west face for WW2, with a separate Northern Ireland stone.
Inscription
IN HONOUR OF/ THOSE WHO SERVED/ IN SYMPATHY WITH/ THOSE WHO SUFFERED/ AND/ IN PROUD & GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF/ THOSE NAMED HEREON/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18/ AND/ IN THE WAR 1939-45 [names on separate plaques]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adam, Alexander
Adam, David
Adam, James
Adamson, James
Adamson, Wm. F
Addison, William
Alexander, David
Alexander, G M
Alexander, H
Alexander, Harry
See details for all 707 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 492
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 492
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, forenames, decorations
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 214
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 214
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, forenames, decorations
    Order of information: surname
  • Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
History
2008: Additional name added.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=3559&mforum=warmemscot#3559
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • The Courier and Advertiser 13 June & 24 July 2008
  • Arbroath Herald 10 February 2006
  • Arbroath Herald 1 & 10 February 2006
  • The Courier and Advertiser 13 February 2006 Angus Edition
  • Arbroath Herald 17 February 2006
  • Arbroath Herald 20 December 2007
  • Arbroath Herald 21 December 2007
  • Angus and Mearns Courier and Advertiser 3/13 June 2008
  • Arbroath Herald 9/13 June 2008
  • Arbroath Herald 27 June 2008
  • news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7519876.stm A new plaque with the name of a soldier killed in Northern Ireland in 1972 is to be unveiled today in Arbroath. Here are the details from the BBC Soldier remembered 36 years later An Arbroath solider who was shot and killed in Northern Ireland is being remembered in his home town - almost 36 years after his death. About 100 people are expected to march to the war memorial for the official dedication of a plaque to Scots Guardsman George Lockhart. The 24-year-old was hit in the back by a sniper in Londonderry in 1972. The Scots Guards Association has been campaigning for about three years to have his name added to the memorial. 'Never forgotten' Chairman of the Dundee and Angus branch David Cuthill told the BBC Scotland news website he was "over the moon" and "fair-chuffed" that this day had finally arrived. He said: "We've been campaigning for years to get this chap's name on the war memorial at Arbroath - George Lockhart. "He was wounded by a sniper while on patrol in Londonderry in Northern Ireland on September 23rd 1972 and he died from his wounds on the 26th of September. "All veterans that have been killed, it doesn't matter what campaign they've been in, it should be recognised. "It doesn't matter how far back you go, anybody who's been killed in action should be remembered - never forgotten
  • Arbroath Herald 11 July 2008

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