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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Ayr
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 October 1922
    Attended by: Marquis of Ailsa
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80559

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Current location

Auld Kirk
Blackfriars Walk
Ayr
Kyle And Carrick
Strathclyde
KA7 1TT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 33899 21917
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Lead Plaque in a marble frame with raised metal lettering. The dedication and epitaph are on the top and bottom respectively of the marble frame. The Latin text is in the central head of the plaque and the names are in 5 columns
Inscription
Top of Frame-TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH AND PARISH/WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 Base of Frame-THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER MORE [note the last word is split] Plaque-NEC TAMEN/CONSUME BATUR
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Robert A
Ballantyne, Thomas
Begg, William John
Bishop, A W
Bone, George D
Bone, J H
Brackenridge, M
Brownlee, James A
Campbell, Wm. R
Carfray, H
See details for all 97 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 97
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 97
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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