Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
Town
Oban
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1st November 1922
    Attended by: Major Bennett, C.B.E., Dunoon, Chairman of the Argyll County Education Authority
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1st November 1922
    Attended by: Mr Gillespie Campbell, Muckairn (the name of whose only son appears on the school Roll of Honour).
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68841

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Current location

In entrance foyer.
Oban High School
Seroba Road
Oban
Strathclyde
PA34 4DE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NM 86165 29263
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Board with the WW1 dates and arms of Oban at the top. The names are listed in four columns in gilt lettering separated by carved Ionic columns.
Inscription
1914 1918/ IN MEMORIAM/ (Names)/ THEY DIED FOR US.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Thomas
Bell, Duncan
Black, Robert
Boyd, Alexander
Brown, T
Bruace, Donald C
Bruce, Donald
Buchanan, Duncan A
Cameron, Duncan
Cameron, Duncan
See details for all 114 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 114
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 114
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, decorations,
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 28 October 1922 Page 1 ---
  • There is a small 1916 ROH book, published by the school, listing those former pupils who have enlisted,with names,addresses and units. It lists 49 officers,73 ncos,259 rank&file and 16 nurses.
  • Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 11 November 1922 Page 3 OBAN HIGH SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL. THE UNVEILING CEREMONY BY MAJOR BENNETT, C.B,.E,

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