Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Stewartry
Town
New Galloway
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 2014
    Attended by: Revd David Bartholomew
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58339

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Current location

Access is from the car park at the foot of the Lowran burn. Walk along the often wet and boggy road north towards New Galloway for about 270 metres
then turn very sharp left up an obvious track - follow this for about 400 metres to the memorial.
Galloway Forest
New Galloway
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 2NQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 64454 74098
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone cross with a shaft, set on a plinth and base. It is made of rough hewn stone with two tablets on the front face with the dedication and quotation. It is set on a forested slope. The whole surmounts a stone cairn.
Inscription
on the plinth-JOHN MURRAY/ YOUNGER OF TROQUHAIN/ 2nd LIEUTENANT K.O.S.BORDERERS/ KILLED IN ACTION/ AT LANGEMARCK, WEST FLANDERS/ 16th AUGUST 1917/ AGED NINETEEN. on the step- "HIS BATTLE IS FOUGHT AND HIS MARCH IT IS ENDED/ THE SOUND OF THE BATTLE SHALL WAKE HIM NO MORE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Murray, John
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, age, relationships.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 3000mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Cairn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
History
Until 2009 when the Forestry Commission created a path, access had always been very challenging. The path was made after a request by the Scottish Military Research Group
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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