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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Annandale And Eskdale
Town
Gretna
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69422

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Current location

All Saints Church
Annan Road
Gretna
Annandale And Eskdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG16 5DG
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NY 31801 67306
Denomination: Scottish Episcopal

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Description
Calligraphy on paper in a glazed wooden frame. Note that Revd Stafford also has a plaque in Gretna Old Church (our reference 44151) and Benjamin Smith also has a plaque in Gretna St Andrew’s Church (our reference 69423), also see the cairn outside this church- our reference 44152 .
Inscription
GRETNA/SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL-NINETEEN HUNDRED & FORTY-ONE/Victims of the Tragedy/ The tragedy affected the lives of families on both sides of the border. The Masonic meeting drew/Masons from a wide area of Dumfriesshire and Cumbria to their meeting. Wartime censorship prevented any official list of those who died being published. Research carried out with the help of the Registration officials at Gretna and Carlisle and using the minutes of the Lodge meeting of/April 7th means that a full list of those who died can now be published/[names]/ The Memorial Cairn in the East Garden of All Saints Episcopal Church, Gretna is dedicated to/those who died 7th April 1941. The Memorial was designed and constructed by E. Taylor/Stonemason, Gretna and Blessed and Dedicated by Rt Revd JM Taylor, Bishop of Glasgow and/Galloway on 24th July 1996. Funded by Gretna and Rigg Community Council/WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beattie, Thomas
Bell, John
Bell, Robert
Broatch, John
Burns, Stanley
Carlyle, Stanley
Cochrane, William
Connoly, James
Crawford, Hugh
Gourley, Robert
See details for all 28 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 28
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname , full forenames, names, age, profession, place of residence, whether died at scene or of wounds
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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