Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Prestwick
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78994

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Current location

in the Clubhouse
Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club
Grangemuir Road
Prestwick
Kyle And Carrick
Strathclyde
KA9 1SN
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 34209 24868
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Ornate classical style wooden board with curved pediment carved with a Trophy of Arms and the Arms of the Borough.
Inscription
1915 / (Names) / 1916 / (Names) / 1917 / (Names) / PRO PATRIA MORTUI / PRESTWICK / ST. NICHOLAS / GOLF CLUB / ROLL OF HONOUR / MEMBERS AND THE SONS OF/ MEMBERS WHO FELL IN / ACTION OR DIED OF / WOUNDS IN THE / GREAT WARS. / 1914 - 1918 / 1939 - 1945 / (Names)/ " SO THEY GAVE THEIR BODIES TO THE COMMONWEALTH, AND / RECEIVED, EACH FOR HIS OWN MEMORY, PRASIE THAT WILL NEVER / DIE, AND WITH IT, THE GRANDEST OF ALL SEPULCHRES, NOT THAT IN / WHICH THEIR MORTAL BONES ARE LAID, BUTA HOME IN THE MINDS / OF MEN." - THUCYDIDES.11.43.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 37
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 37
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, firstnames, rank, unit
    Order of information: Alphabetically within year
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, firstname, rank, service
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Firstname, surname, rank, Merchant Navy
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club

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