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Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Angus
Town
Edzell
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5677
Current location

Dunlappie Road
Edzell
Angus
Tayside
DD9 7UB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 60123 68656
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Obelisk with inscription and names on plinth. Carved wreath around dedicatory inscription.
Inscription
TO THE UNCONQUERED DEAD / IN / HONOURED MEMORY / OF OUR MEN / GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / WE OWE MORE TEARS TO THESE DEAD MEN / THAN TIME SHALL SEE US PAY / ALSO OF THOSE WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF / 1939-1945 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adam, James
Bairner, John
Begg, William
Belford, Thomas
Birse, Robert
Cameron, Stewart G
Chaplin, Andrew
Dallas, William J
Dawson, James C
Dunbar, William T
See details for all 30 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: regiment THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
History
2003: AWARDED A VERY HIGHLY COMMENDED CERTIFICATE IN THE CATEGORY OF WAR MEMORIALS WITH GARDENS.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
ANGUS DISTRICT COUNCIL
Reference

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