Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Inverness
Town
Inverness
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 15 May 1921
    Attended by: Rev. Dr. Allen Cameron
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15 May 1921
    Attended by: General Sandilands, commanding Highlands Territorial Brigade
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78588

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Current location

By side of the River Ness
South of Inverness Castle
Ness Bank Church
Ness Bank
Inverness
Inverness
Highland
IV2 4SF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 66604 44870
Denomination: United Free Church

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Description
Brass memorial tablet on South wall of the vestibule of Ness Bank Church of Scotland. On wooden panel.
Inscription
ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING AND HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THE NESS BANK UNITED FREE CHURCH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR FOR HUMANITY / 22 NAMES / "THE VICTOR HEROES REST IN MANY LANDS / BUT HERE THE SYMBOL OF THEIR GLORY STANDS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baird, Norman O
Chisholm, Robert D
Dawson, Frank S
Duffy, Charles
Fraser, Donald
Fraser, Harry
Fraser, John
Fraser, William
Hogg, Thomas
Johnstone, William
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, rank, regiment, honours
    Order of information: surname, forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Ness Bank Church
Reference

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