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Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Angus
Town
Dun
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11 November 2000
    Attended by: The dedication was attended by parishioners and casualties' descendants.
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 November 2000
    Attended by: The memorial was unveiled by Mrs Gladys Sherrit of Arbroath, whose father William Mair and uncle George Mair are commemorated on it.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57447

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Current location

In the north section of the churchyard
between the two sets of gates.
Dun Parish Churchyard
Upper Den Loop
Dun
Angus
Tayside
DD10 9LW
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 66462 60003
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
A stone base,on which stands a white marble two-stepped plinth, topped by a rough-hewn oval black granite tablet. The tablet has a relief-carved scene, depicting a standing kilted soldier with a staff, facing a long road that leads to a setting sun, to the right of which an illuminated cross stands on a hill. The lower-left corner of the scene bears the inscription 'To the Glory of God' in white lettering. The front face of the plinth has the incised dedicatory inscription and names of the Fallen in black lettering; beneath, carved in relief , is the word 'Peace'. On the reverse of the plinth is the inscription 'Dun War Memorial', in black lettering.
Inscription
Oval stone: TO / THE / GLORY OF GOD // Plinth, front face: THE GREAT WAR / 1914 -1918 / (10 NAMES) / WORLD WAR II / 1939 -1945 / (3 NAMES) / PEACE // Plinth, reverse face: DUN / WAR MEMORIAL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beattie, John
Glen, Alexander
Howie, Arthur
Howie, David
Jacob, Arthur H A
Mair, George R
Mair, William
Mcfarlane, Francis B
Nicoll, Philip
Rae, Cuthbert
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname
    Order of information: Names are mainly listed in descending order of rank
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Black
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
History
In 2022 the Church was advertised for sale. The details specified, however, that: 'The subjects for sale consist of the church building only- a small graveyard surrounding the church (with a variety of 19th and 20th century stones) is owned and maintained by Angus Council'. // In October 2000 the War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £150 towards the commissioning of this new war memorial, which was created as a millennium project;. (The village had an existing WW1 memorial within the Church, but hitherto had no memorial to its WW2 casualties).
Costs

Comments: The War Memorials Trust made a grant of £175.00 towards the cost of this memorial.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Angus Council.
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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