Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cenotaph
- District
- City Of Aberdeen
- Town
- Aberdeen
- County
- Grampian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), 20th Century Wars (1900-1999), VC or GC Recipients
- Ceremony
- Opened
Date: 29 September 1925
Attended by: His Majesty King George V - Dedicated
Date: 29 September 1925
Attended by: Right Rev John White, DD; Right Rev James Harvey, DD (the Moderators of the Church of Scotland and the Free Church of Scotland) - Show More (1)
- Opened
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 5812
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Current location
Junction of School Hill and Blackfriars Street
Cowdray Hall
School Hill
Aberdeen
City Of Aberdeen
Grampian
AB10 1JQ
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NJ 93865 06348
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A Corinthian colonnade quadrant corner with six columns with a sculpture of the British Lion at the front. On each side of the wall there is a former County Council coats of arms and at the centre is a wreath.
- Inscription
- Hall: TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ "MCMXIV - MCMXIX"/ "MCMXXXIX - MCMXLV" Memorial Court panel: THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND FOR FREEDOM Book of Remembrance: HERE BEGINNETH THE ROLL OF THE MEN AND/ WOMEN OF ABERDEEN WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR OF/ 1914-1919: BEING THE RECORD OF THEIR/ NAMES, OF THEIR RANKS IN THE NAVY, THE/ ARMY, THE AIR FORCE, AND THE MERCANTILE/ MARINE; OF THEIR HOMES, AND OF THE DATES/ OF THEIR SACRIFICES TI THE SACRED CAUSE OF/ FREEDOM, TRUTH AND JUSTICE./ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abel, John Duncan
Abel, William S
Abercrombie, David
Abercromby, Alexander S
Aberdein, Andrew
Aberdein, George
Aberdein, John Duncan
Aberdein, Thomas
Abernethy, George Y
Abernethy, William
See details for all 5370 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 5042
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5042
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, additional, decorations
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, additional, decorations
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Hall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Figure
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Kemnay - Other structure
Measurements: depth 15,240mm, height 18,288mm, width 15,240mm
Materials: Marble - Grey, Granite - Panelling
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Black - Stand
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White - Book
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Vellum
- Hall
- Condition
- Aberdeen City War Memorial
- WMO ID: 141750
- Condition: Good [last updated on 28-11-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2004: Target of a possible anti-war protest. The lions were splatted with red paint. 2013: Planning application approved to Aberdeen art gallery.
- Costs
Memorial: £70,000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- City Council
- Reference
- The full names list was published in a special supplement to "The People's Journal" on 26 September 1925. This is in alphabetical order so can be readily searched by eye on the 'warmemescot' link below.
- Carter Postcard Collection
- Private Eye No.1373 (22 Aug.-4 Sep. 2014) p.17 Criticism by 'Piloti', architectural correspondent, of proposed alterations to Memorial Hall. Another architect member of the Mackenzie family, designers of the hall, was killed in WW1.
- Aberdeen's Own Silver Jubilee Book. (1910-1935)
- portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB19978
- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/141750
- The People's Journal supplement referred to above is reproduced in full on this link- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=831&mforum=warmemscot
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