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Memorial details

Memorial type
Memorial homes / Alms houses
District
Nithsdale
Town
Dumfries
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18th October 1954
    Attended by: Duke of Buccleuch
  • Presented
    Date: Undefined
    Attended by: Sir Alexander B. King, C.B.E., D.L., J.P. and Lyceum Cinema
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18th October 1954
    Attended by: Rev. Harold A Cockburn, Minister of St. Michael's Church.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71627

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Current location

Lyceum Cottages
Glencaple Road
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 4AS
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 977 747
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
6 Cottages with slate dedication plaque
Inscription
THE SCOTTISH VETERANS/GARDEN CITY ASSOCIATION/THESE COTTAGES/FOR DISABLED EX-SERVICE MEN/WERE DONATED BY/THE LYCEUM CINEMA, DUMFRIES/AND SIR ALEXANDER B KING CBE DL JP/1914-18 1939-45/"TO CARE FOR HIM WHO SHALL HAVE BORNE THIS BATTLE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
  • Building
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Edinburgh Evening News - Tuesday 19 October 1954 PLAQUE UNVEILED AT DUMFRIES HOUSES A memorial plaque at four cottages erected at Glencaple Road, Dumfries for disabled ex-Servicemen was unveil yesterday by the Duke of Bucleuch. The cottages have been presented by the Scottish Veterans' Garden City Association, the trustees of the Lyceum Cinema .....
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1007
  • www.housesforheroes.org.uk/about-us/#.WFo4Glz1nIU (This charity is now called Houses for Heroes Scotland and is very much still functioning)

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