Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Argyll And Bute
Town
Oban
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 21st November 1920
    Attended by: Reverend Alexander Duff (Pastor of the Church) and Revd Alfred Duff of Aberlour (his son)- who lost an arm when serving in France
  • Unveiled
    Date: 21st November 1920
    Attended by: Reverend Alexander Duff (Pastor of the Church) and Revd Alfred Duff of Aberlour (his son)- who lost an arm when serving in France
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68842

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Current location

Oban Parish Church
Glencruitten Road
Oban
Argyll And Bute
Strathclyde
PA34 4BY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NM 86066 29608
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Rectangular marble tablet with a pediment and shelf at the base. Head is richly carved in lotus leaf design with a crown and cross figuring in the top centre.
Inscription
Top: Crown withPRO PATRIA Top half of tablet is WW1: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN / FROM THIS CHURCH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1919 / (names in two columns) / "GUS AM BRIS AN LA AGUS TEICH NA SGAILEAN." Lower half is WW2: 1939-1945 / (names in two columns)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 45
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 45
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: regiment, rank, forename, surname, decorations
    Order of information: regiment, rank, surname
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 20 November 1920 Page 1 Notice of unveiling.
  • Glasgow Herald 22 November 1920
  • Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 27 November 1920 Page 5 OBAN PARISH CHURCH WAR MEMORIAL. UNVEILING OF MARBLE TABLET. ---

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