Kirkcudbright Roman Catholic WW1 Font (LOST)

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Church Fabric / Fitting: Font or font cover

District

Stewartry

Town

Kirkcudbright

County

Dumfries And Galloway

Country

Scotland

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 14 Apr 1921
Attended by: Rev. Father McHardy, M.C.

Lost

Lost

WM Reference

71876

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Previous locations

St Andrew & St Cuthbert's Church
High Street
Kirkcudbright
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG6 4LW
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 682 509
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Description

[See sketch on the referenced warmemscot report]

Inscription

Erected to the memory of the men of this Parish who were killed during the Great War

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

Components

Font
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Italian

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=6871
Scotsman 16/4/1921 page 7- Kirkcudbright war memorials The memorial erected to the memory of the soldiers and sailors belonging to Kirkcudbright town and parish was unveiled at Kirkcudbright on Thursday by Colonel R.F. Dudgeon, C.B. Lord-Lieutenant of the Stewartry. The memorial is the work of Mr G.H. Paulin, sculptor, Glasgow, and consists of a group of bronze statuary depicting Britain defending the weak. Prior to the unveiling ceremony a united memorial service was held in St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, A memorial was also unveiled in St Cuthbert's R.C. Church being performed by the Rev. Father M'Hardy, M.C. The memorial takes the form of a Pisa marble font. The pupils of the Johnston School have also erected a scroll memorial to former pupils.

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