Memorial details

Memorial type
Battlefield cross or marker
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Ayr
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Regimental Memorials
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 29 November 1931
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80686

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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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Previous locations
  • Quarry Cemetery
    Longueval
    France
    Outside British Isles

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Wooden Battlefield style cross, with explanatory brass plaque on wooden backboard
Inscription
Battlefield Cross-ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS/21/IN GLORIOUS & UNDYING MEMORY/OF/OFFICERS, W.O.'S N C O'S & MEN/WO FELL FIGHTING/LONGUEVAL RIDGE/14.7.16/FOR KING & COUNTRY Plaque-ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS/THIS CROSS WAS ORIGINALLY ERECTED IN/THE QUARRY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, IN MEMORY OF/THE OFFICERS, W O'S, N.C.O.'S AND MEN OF THE/1ST BATTALION ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS/WHO FELL ON LONGUEVAL RIDGE ON 14TH JULY 1916/AND WAS DEPOSITED HERE BY THE REGIMENT ON/29TH NOVEMBER 1931
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
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Battlefield Cross or Marker
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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