Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Argyll And Bute
Town
Achnaba
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Ernest R Duncombe (Calligrapher)
MESSRS A R MOWBRAY & CO. LTD (Makers)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66732

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Current location

Ardchattan Parish Church
Near Achnaba Farm
Achnaba
Argyll And Bute
Strathclyde
PA37 1RF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NM 94500 35950
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Calligraphy on a pre-printed form in a glazed wooden frame
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF/ARDCHATTAN PARISH/WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945/[NAMES]/THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Boslem, T
Campbell, Alister
Dunn, G
Gammel, William
Harris, Bertie
Kelly, Joseph
Macfarlane, John
Mackenzie, Kenneth
Mckerchar, Ewen Kennedy
Mcpherson, Hamish
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Christian Name, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 540mm, width 380mm
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 610mm, width 445mm
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Lack of funds causes likely closure of kirk The Oban Times 25 Oct 2018 "Ardchattan Church at Achnaba could shut by January as a result of its straitened financial circumstances." "However, there are two war memorials that would need to be relocated, he added." www.pressreader.com/uk/the-oban-times/20181025

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