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Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast figure
District
Moyle
Town
Bushmills
County
Antrim
Country
Northern Ireland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), VC or GC Recipients
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 5 November 1921
    Attended by: Hon Edith Lady Macnaughten
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6605

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Current location

Located in the middle the roundabout along Main St
Main St
Bushmills
Moyle
Antrim
BT57 8QA
Northern Ireland

OS Grid Ref: NW 12314 99542
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
This war memorial is composed of a bronze sculptured figure of a WW1 soldier, fixed to a two-stepped granite base and plinth. The inscriptions are contained on bronze plaques of various sizes attached to the faces of the plinth. There is a bronze wreath on the lower part of the plinth. The figure, bearing an upraised rifle and bayonet is Pte Quigg V.C. - who is commemorated on a plaque affixed to the memorial and on a separate memorial in the town.
Inscription
6 o'clock face, top plaque: TO THE MEN/ OF THIS TOWN & DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/(Names...) 6 o'clock face, bottom plaque: [Regimental Insignia]/ DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/ SGT. ROBERT QUIGG 12TH BATTALION R.I.R./ WHO WON THE V.C. AT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME/ ON THE 1ST JULY 1916/ DIED 14TH MAY 1955 3 o'clock face, top plaque: (Names...) 3 o'clock face, bottom plaque: KILLED IN THE 1939-1945 WAR/ (Names...) 9 and 12 o'clock faces, plaques: (Names...)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alexander, Samuel
Ascough, Walter G
Atkinson, Charles J
Bell, William G
Bennett, Andrew
Black, John
Boyle, William
Brown, Gordon
Brown, Samuel
Callaghan, Francis
See details for all 127 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 95
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 95
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname, town, regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, decoration, date of decoration action, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: depth 1200 mm, height 2000 mm, width 1200 mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
History
In 2009, War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £2,500 towards a schedule of works for the memorial which included the rebuilding of the granite plinth as there were cracks in the stone which were continuing to increase. Previously, repairs had been carried out to the plinth by inserting three steel pins secured in epoxy resin to try and pin the stone, however, after observation it was apparent that the cracks were continuing to grow, therefore plinth had to be replaces. All fixings and cramps used were stainless steel, and all bedding and pointing was in hydraulic lime mortar of the same colour and texture as the original mortar. When this work was carried out, the base was disassembled and inspected for any necessary repairs, and the internal faces of the stone were cleaned and the suspected cause of the staining which were unsuitable cramps and fixings, were replaced with stainless steel ones. The rest of the stone elements of the memorial re-pointed using hydraulic lime mortar where required. Cleaning was carried out with water and bristle brushes. The figure of the soldier, plaques, and other bronze work were examined and repaired as appropriate by a metal conservator as bronze work is a specialist field. On completion, all bronze work was re-fixed in their original positions.
Costs

Memorial: £1,300

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Moyle District Council
Reference

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