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Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Angus
Town
Brechin
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Korean War (1950-1953), Malayan Emergency (1948-1960), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998), Mau Mau Uprising (1952-1960)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 Dcember 1923
    Attended by: Countess of Dalhousie
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19th April 1953
    Attended by: The Earl of Dalhousie
  • Dedicated
    Date: 19th April 1953
    Attended by: Rev. James Anderson
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5695

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Current location

Brechin Park
Off Smithbank Road
Brechin
Angus
Tayside
DD9 7NY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 60255 60766
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Large octagonal pillar set on a plinth and base with a flight of steps. There are plaques set on the 4 faces of the plinth with WW1 names (the first starts with the dedication), and a small wall at the rear of the memorial with a plaque with WW2. To the right of the memorial there is also a granite tablet with 1 additional name for each of WW1 and WW2, also 1 name for the Mau-Mau uprising, and 1 name for Northern Ireland.
Inscription
TO THE UNDYING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THE/ CITY AND PARISH OF BRECHIN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE./[names in 2 columns] [The balance of WW1 names are 3 other plaques each in 2 columns] Plaque on the wall-TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR./1939-1945./[Names in 3 columns]/GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. Granite Tablet- [name]/FRANCE 1916/[name]/BURMA 1945/[name]/KENYA 1955/[name]/NORTHERN IRELAND 1972
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abercromby, William
Adam, Alexander
Adam, James
Allison, Charles
Allison, George
Anderson, David
Anderson, D Lyall
Anderson, G Ogilvy
Anderson, William
Anderson, William
See details for all 361 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 61
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 61
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 300
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 300
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, place of death, year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, place of death, year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Mau Mau Uprising (1952-1960)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • (The Scotsman 24th December 1923) "Brechin War Memorial was unveiled yesterday in the public park by the Countess of Dalhousie. The memorial bears the name of 299 men of Brechin and the immediate district who fell in the Great War. Of these, 115 were in the local regiment the Black Watch. The ceremony was largely attended.
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1412&mforum=warmemscot
  • UK Roll of Honour Citation for James E Scott (Malaya)- veterans.mod.uk/roll-of-honour.php?SerialNo=R5353
  • UK Roll of Honour Citation for John Nicoll (Korea)- veterans.mod.uk/roll-of-honour.php?SerialNo=X2374
  • Brechin Advertiser - Tuesday 21 April 1953 UNVEILING OF WAR MEMORIAL. TRIBUTE OF LOVE AND RESPECT TO THE FALLEN (list of names)
  • Dundee Courier - Monday 20 April 1953 Brechin honours war dead (photograph)
  • Dundee Courier - Wednesday 11 March 1953 BRECHIN'S MEMORIAL ARRANGEMENTS. (photograph)
  • Dundee Courier - Monday 24 December 1923 The Countess of Dalhousie unveiled a memorial erected to the memory of 299 men of Brechin who gave their lives in the Great War.
  • Dundee Courier 9 Nov 2004

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