St Mary's Church

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Nithsdale
Town: Dumfries
County: Dumfries And Galloway
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 71555

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Current location

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St Mary's-Greyfriars Church
St Mary's Street
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 1HB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 97564 76276
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description

Ornate marble tablet with pillars and pediment. WW2 names are on the bottom pediment

Inscription

PRO PATRIA/TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/THE REV. ROBERT GORDON MILLAR MA/MINISTER OF THIS CHURCH 1915-1917/AND THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION/WHO ALSO MADE THE SUPREME SCARIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/[names in 2 columns] 1939/[names in 3 columns]/1945

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Barbour, John
Brown, Eric
Caine, Carstairs W
Caine, John
Cameron, Alexander Stuart
Coid, Charles
Coid, John
Cooley, John B
Cormack, William G
Cowan, Hugh
See details for all 56 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 44
Served and returned: 0
Died: 44
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble

Condition

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History

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1403&highlight=&mforum=warmemscot

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