Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stewartry
Town
Carsphairn
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72120

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

external back wall of the church
Parish Church
A713
Carsphairn
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 3TQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 56261 93167
Denomination: Church of Scotland

View location on Google Maps
Description
Plain Stone Tablet
Inscription
In loving memory of/Robert Kennedy, Marbrack Carsphairn/Trooper Kitcheners Light Horse/Who died in Field Hospital/From wounds received at Klips Drift/Paardeberg South Africa/25th February 1900/ Charles Kennedy died of wounds received/At the Battle of the Somme 16th Nov 1916 aged 35/ Also Walter Douglas Kennedy at Gaza/19th April 1917 aged 30/ Dulce et Decorum est pro Patria mori
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Kennedy, Charles
Kennedy, Robert
Kennedy, Walter Douglas
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, manner of death, rank, regiment, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, place of death, date of death, manner of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
History
due to oxidisation/weathering
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-72120

For queries, please contact [email protected].