Sanquhar School

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Nithsdale
Town: Sanquhar
County: Dumfries And Galloway
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 72183

Current location

Sanquhar Academy
Broomfield
Sanquhar
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG4 6JN
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 77721 10401
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Sanquhar School
Sanquhar
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Brass Plaque with the school shield at the top, in a wood and gilt frame, and on a wooden backboard

Inscription

1914-1919/TO THE/GLORY/OF GOD/AND IN/GRATEFUL/MEMORY/OF THE/BOYS OF/SANQUHAR SCHOOL/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/[names]/1939-1945/[names]

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Baird, Robert
Ballantyne, Alex.
Black, Joseph
Broadfoot, James
Broadfoot, John
Broadfoot, Robert
Broadfoot, Robert
Broadfoot, William
Broadfoot, William
Brown, Robert
See details for all 82 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 62
Served and returned: 0
Died: 62
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, regiment, decorations
Order of information: regiment THEN surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, regiment
Order of information: regiment THEN surname

Components

First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood, Gilt
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood, Gilt

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2815

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Current location