Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Sutherland
Town
Golspie
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30th August 1922
    Attended by: Lady Millicent Hawes, who was accompanied, by the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5925

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Current location

War memorial marker on OS map (2018) is wrong
Junction of Church Street
Main Street & Station Road
Golspie
Sutherland
Highland
KW10 6TT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 82944 99755
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Corner Ferry Road & Station Road
    Golspie
    Sutherland
    Highland
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Celtic Cross. All decoration is set in relief on bronze plaques that are attached to the faces of the memorial, both 6o'clock &12 o'clock. The WW1 names plaque is on the 6o'clock face, the WW2 plaque on the 12 o'clock face.
Inscription
Panel 1: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / Panel 2: FRANCE / BELGIUM / EGYPT / ITALY / RUSSIA / PALESTINE / EAST AFRICA / DARDANELLES / MESOPOTAMIA / AT SEA / IN HONOUR OF THOSE / WHO SERVED IN / SYMPATHY WITH THOSE / WHO SUFFERED AND IN / PROUD AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THOSE WHOSE / NAMES ARE RECORDED / HERE AND WHO FELL IN / THE GREAT WAR 1914-18 / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE / [names] Other Panels:(Names)/ 2nd WORLD WAR/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baddon, Andrew G
Baddon, Donald
Bain, John
Bannerman, C
Bannerman, J
Bell, David M F
Campbell, David A
Campbell, F
Christian, J
Clark, Duncan
See details for all 72 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 53
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 53
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, service, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: depth Inset, height 450mm, width 1010-630mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: depth inset, height 450mm, width 1010-630mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 310mm, height 3200mm, width 610mm
    Materials: Granite - Polished
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 570-450mm, height 770mm, width 1220-960mm
    Materials: Granite - Polished
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 690mm, height 120mm, width 1500mm
    Materials: Granite - Polished
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 830mm, height 180mm, width 1870mm
    Materials: Granite - Polished
Condition
History
1970s: Memorial moved about two hundred metres along A9.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND by GIFFORD, JOHN p.582 / H & I (1992) Source: Image Library
  • Aberdeen Press and Journal - Thursday 31 August 1922 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19220831/002/0002 GOLSPIE MEMORIAL UNVEILED
  • The Scotsman - Thursday 31 August 1922 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19220831/192/0005 GOLSPIE WAR MEMORIAL The Golspie war memorial was yesterday unveiled by Lady Millicent Hawes, who was accompanied, by the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland . There was a large gathering, and the ceremony was an impressive one, the singing of the combined choirs being a special feature. A procession consisting of territorials, ex-service men; member of public bodies, &c., marched along the main street to the memorial, The memorial takes; the form of a Celtic cross, and stands 14 ft . high, It is made of polished Creetown granite and bronze.
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • Scottish War Memorials Project warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic774.html

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