Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Dundee
Town
Dundee
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Scott Sutherland ARSA (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: C1959
    Attended by: HM QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER, Honorary Colonel in Chief of the Black Watch Regiment
  • Rededicated
    Date: 18 October 2009
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62105

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Current location

Stands watching over the east side of the A90. Can be accessed on Emmock Road
Powrie Brae
Emmock Road
Dundee
Dundee
Tayside
DD4 9RA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 41690 34500
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Figure of kilted soldier in battledress blouse and tam o'shanter standing at ease on plinth. Inscription in relief on plaque.
Inscription
1939 1945/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ ALL RANKS OF THE/ 4TH AND 5TH/ DUNDEE & ANGUS/ BATTALIONS OF/ THE BLACK WATCH/ WHO DIED IN THE/ SECOND WORLD/ WAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adair, Robert
Adair, Samuel
Adair, William
Agnew, Samuel
Ahara, Matthew
Ahara, Samuel
Bagshaw, James
Bailie, Francis M
Best, George
Boal, George
See details for all 85 names
Commemorations
  • 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
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
History
c 2009: stonework repaired and statue cleaned and rewaxed at a cost of £12,000.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Dundee City Council
Reference

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