Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Angus
Town
Arbirlot
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 3 September 1922
    Attended by: Duchess of Atholl
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5697

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Current location

Parish Church
Arbirlot
Angus
Tayside
DD11 2NX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 60164 40561
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Freestone tablet with inscribed lettering set into the external wall of the church
Inscription
THIS WINDOW & TABLET ARE DEDICATED/TO THE FALLEN SOLDIERS OF ARBIRLOT/IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY 1914-1918/[names in 4 columns]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Airth, D
Brown, W G
Cook, J
Donald, W
Fearn, D F
Gray, W
Hunter, Hope
Ireland, D J C
Lindsay, J
Mcintosh, J S
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Freestone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=4117&mforum=warmemscot#4117
  • The Scotsman: 04.09.1922 Arbirlot The Duches of Atholl yesterday, at a combined service of the Established and U.F. Presbyterian congregations, Arbirlot, held in the Parish Church, unveiled a large, beautifully designed three-light stained glass window and also two mural tablets - one inside and one outside the church - erected in memory of the men belonging to the parish who fell in the war. The service was conducted by the Rev. John Oliver, Arbirlot U.F. Church, and the Rev. W. W. Scotland, of the Parish Church. The congregation was addressed by the Duchess of Atholl, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. R. Prenter, St. Mark's, Dundee.

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