
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Sculptured / Cast group
- District
- Moray
- Town
- Buckie
- County
- Grampian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Second World War - civilians
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 12 April 1925
Attended by: Lt-Col J Dawson DSO - Unveiled
Date: 8 November 1953
Attended by: Provost Dr. Peter Reid - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
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Current location
Town Square
Buckie Town War Memorial
Cluny Square
Buckie
Moray
Grampian
AB56 1HA
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NJ 42526 65589
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Kneeling Royal Navy Reservist with standing bareheaded Gordon Highlander behind him, bearing a colour. Plaques on plinth bear names. Burgh arms on front face.
- Inscription
- IN PROUD/ AND GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF OUR MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WARS/ 1914-1918/ 1939-1945/ THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR EVER/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Addison, D
Allan, Jas.
Allan, M
Allan, W
Badenoch, Jas.
Barber, L
Bell, E
Birnie, R
Birnie, W R
Black, A L
See details for all 363 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 116
Served and returned: 0
Died: 116
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames, service, decorations
Order of information: service THEN surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 229
Served and returned: 0
Died: 229
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames, service, decorations
Order of information: service THEN surname - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames, service
Order of information: service THEN surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Figures
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- First World War memorial
- Condition
- Buckie War Memorial
- WMO ID: 159318
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 05-04-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1953: all the panels were removed and renewed. WW2 panels added.
- Costs
Comments: Aberdeen Press and Journal - Tuesday 24 March 1925 Cost over £3000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Banffshire’s Fallen Remembered: BUCKIE and DISTRICT WAR MEMORIAL (3 vols.), DAVID LINDSAY FOWLER, 2017
- Carter Postcard Collection
- MEMORIAL TO THE FALLEN. Cnckie Dedication. COL DAWSON'S TRIBUTE TO MEN OF THE COAST Detailed account of the unveiling with full list of names Aberdeen Press and Journal - Monday 13 April 1925
- UNVEILING OF BUCKIE WAR MEMORIAL Photograph of the unveiling party Aberdeen Press and Journal - Tuesday 14 April 1925
- BUCKIE WAR MEMORIAL Aberdeen Press and Journal - Tuesday 24 March 1925
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2263&mforum=warmemscot
- www.buckiedistrictfamilyconnections.org/buckie-and-district.html
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