Memorial details

Memorial type
Fountain
District
Moray
Town
Fochabers
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Matabele Wars (1893-1897)
Maker
Messrs J. Whitehead & Sons, The Granite Works, Aberdeen (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18 October 1895
    Attended by: Earl of March
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57755

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Current location

Across the road from the entrance gateway of Gordon Castle from the B9104 (old route of A96)
Next to cricket ground on south side of B9104
Castle Street
Fochabers
Moray
Grampian
IV32 7PQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 34256 58941
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Hexagonal fountain on stepped base built from red and grey polished granite. The facetted tapering canopy is supported by 6 polished granite shafts with cusped heads and has a decorative cast-iron finial.
Inscription
ERECTED BY/ NATIVES OF FOCHABERS, AND OTHERS/ TO COMMEMORATE THE HEROIC STAND MADE/ AGAINST THE FORCES OF THE KING OF MATABELELAND/ BY/ MAJOR ALLAN WILSON/ OF THIS TOWN/ WHO, WITH A SMALL BAND OF GALLANT COMRADES,/ FELL BRAVELY FIGHTING AGAINST OVERWHELMING ODDS/ NEAR THE SHANGANI RIVER IN SOUTH AFRICA,/ ON THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 1893
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wilson, Allan
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Commemorations
  • Matabele Wars (1893-1897)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, place of death, forename, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Fountain
    Measurements: height 4800mm, width 2000mm
    Materials: Granite, Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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