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Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast figure
District
Falkirk
Town
Falkirk
County
Central
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Boer War; First (1880-1881)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19 October 1906
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL ROBERTS VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65488

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Current location

Newmarket Street
Falkirk
Falkirk
Central
FK1 3AH
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 88698 80069
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Figure of a Highlander dressed in khaki standing the charge with fixed bayonet protecting a comrade lying wounded at his feet. Figure is mounted on rough hewn brick plinth. A bronze plaque with inscription and names is attached to the plinth. Railings enclose the whole.
Inscription
ERECTED/ IN HONOUR OF/ THE OFFICERS AND MEN/ BELONGING TO THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF STIRLINGSHIRE WHO FELL/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR/ 1899-1902/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aitken, John
Allan, Charles Monteith
Allison, James
Anderson, John
Anderson, William
Bastarde, William Graham
Begland, David
Blackhall, Robert
Brydon, Charles Johnston
Coulter, James
See details for all 38 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; First (1880-1881)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 38
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: regiment THEN surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Scottish War Memorials Project warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1620
  • For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James p277 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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