Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Cumnock And Doon Valley
Town
Sorn
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81629

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Current location

Parish Kirk
B743 at west end of the village
north side of the river bridge
Sorn
Cumnock And Doon Valley
Strathclyde
KA5 6HU
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 55021 26754
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Brass Plaque for WW1 with a bronze attachment at the top, and a WW2 addition at the bottom
Inscription
Bronze Detail-"DULCE ET DECORUM/EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ROLL OF HONOUR WW1 Plaque-TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/THE MEN FROM THIS CHURCH & PARISH WHO GAVE.THEIR LIVES FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR/[names in 3 columns]/"BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE" WW2 Plaque-ALSO IN THE SECOND GREAT WORLD WAR/[names in 2 columns, 1 per column]/"AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Robert
Baillie, Robert
Bell, John
Bennie, John
Farquhar, Francis D
Fleming, John
Gordon, John
Harvey, John
Lees, James
Leggat, George R
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, decorations
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Detail
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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