Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stewartry
Town
Buittle, near Dalbeattie
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: Apr 8th 2017
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72365

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Current location

outside Buittle Parish Church (closed)
minor road off A745
Buittle
near Dalbeattie
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 1NP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 80811 59892
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
White Cast Iron Plaque in a black painted metal frame with a black marble base. There is a separate silver plaque on the base
Inscription
TO/THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF THE/BRAVE MEN WHO WENT FROM/THIS PARISH AND DIED FOR THEIR/COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/[names]/AND THOSE WHO DIED FOR/THEIR COUNTRY 1939-1945/[names] On the silver plaque-"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"/THIS MEMORIAL COMPLIMENTS/THE ORIGINAL WAR MEMORIAL/WHICH IS LOCATED/INSIDE THE CHURCH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Black, Alexander
Brown, William
Brydson, George D B
Brydson, William Candlish
Coupland, Lorenzo D
Craik, James
Davis, John (rev)
Grierson, Joseph
Jardine, William
Johnstone, James
See details for all 30 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Cast Iron
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Silver
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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