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Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Ayr
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28 April 2012
    Attended by: Kenneth P Bannerman, Director General of ABCT
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78089

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Current location

Ayr Race Course
Whitletts Road
Ayr
Kyle And Carrick
Strathclyde
KA8 0JE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 34853 22406
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Square grey granite obelisk of the standard Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust type
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/AYR 1/(AYR RACECOURSE)/AIRFIELD/OPENED 09.1917/CLOSED 01.09.1921/DEDICATED TO ALL UNITS /AND PERSONNEL BASED HERE/AIRFIELDS/OF BRITAIN/Conservation Trust/www.abct.org.uk/UNVEILED BY/KENNETH P BANNERMAN/DIRECTOR GENERAL, ABCT/28.04.2012
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
  • Pillar
    Measurements: depth 605mm, height 1135mm, width 605mm
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust
Reference

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