Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stewartry
Town
Carsphairn
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 21 Sep 1952
    Attended by: Mrs Evelyn McMillan
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69509

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Current location

In a dyke set into stone wall
A713
near Brockloch Tower
Carsphairn
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 3TH
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 54389 95656
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular tablet set into dry stone wall. Lettering raised in black.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ AMERICAN AIR CRASH 7TH JULY 1951/ (Names)/ ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CARSPHAIRN/ AND FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname
    Order of information: Rank
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: People of Carsphairn and friends
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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