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Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Caithness
Town
Keiss
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, First World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: Before 26th July 1922
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5934

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Current location

in a walled enclosure
west side of the A99
north of the village
Keiss
Caithness
Highland
KW1 4UZ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: ND 34914 61487
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Obelisk on a block and three stepped base and with a wreath on the front face, within a walled enclosure.
Inscription
Front Face-KEISS QUOAD SACRA PARISH/TO THE MEMORY OF/THE FALLEN/IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/[names]/ALSO/1939-1945 Side Faces- [WW1 names] Back Face- [WW1 names]/THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR/EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bain, Alexander
Bain, David S
Bain, George
Begg, George M
Bremner, William S
Budge, Donald
Budge, William
Campbell, John
Coghill, Robert
Cormack, George
See details for all 43 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, service
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, service
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 35
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 35
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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