Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wigtown
Town
Cairnryan
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57000

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Current location

Against the wall furthest from the entrance
Cairnryan Cemetery
A77
Cairnryan
Wigtown
Dumfries And Galloway
DG9 8RA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 06210 68899
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Stranraer Museum
    55 George Street
    Stranraer
    Wigtown
    Dumfries And Galloway
    DG9 7JP
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NX 05879 60843
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Lochryan Parish Church
    Cairnryan
    Wigtown
    Dumfries And Galloway
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Rectangular white marble tablet mounted onto a wooden backboard. Inscription in black lettering. Names of the dead are marked by a cross. Swag depicted in relief at the top of the tablet. The wooden backboard was lost when it was moved from the church to the museum, and then was unncessary in its new location.
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR OF THOSE CONNECTED WITH THE PARISH OF LOCHRYAN/ WHO GAVE THEIR SERVICES TO THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Agnew, J
Allison, J
Baillie, Elizabeth
Bartlett, O
Bell, A
Biggam, A
Biggam, J
Biggam, T
Brown, Agnes
Cairns, J
See details for all 59 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 50
    Served and returned: 33
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename, surname, decorations
    Order of information: rank THEN surname
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 9
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initial of forenames, service
    Order of information: service THEN surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 330mm, width 370mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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