Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Perth And Kinross
Town
Murthly
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: August 1919
    Attended by: Mrs Fothringham
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82321

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Current location

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Murthly Primary School
Murthly
Perth And Kinross
Tayside
PH1 4HB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 09792 37848
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Roll of Honour in a glazed wooden frame
Inscription
NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT/THE ROLL OF HONOUR OF/MURTHLY & AIRNTULLY/PUBLIC SCHOOL/THE NAMES OF FORMER PUPILS/OF THIS SCHOOL WHO CAME FORWARD/IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR KING & COUNTRY/AND IN DEFENCE OF THE LIBERTY OF EUROPE/IN THE GREAT WAR WHICH COMMENCED/IN 1914 AND ENDED IN 1919/[names in 2 columns]/To the Glory of God & to the immortal Memory of the above, this Tribute was erected by former Pupils July 1919. William Spencer Headmaster
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Balfour, Alexander
Brunton, Andrew
Brunton, William
Chalmers, Henry
Chalmers, Joseph
Chisholm, James
Chisholm, Norman
Crichton, Andrew
Dow, Andrew
Drummond, Rogers
See details for all 52 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 52
    Served and returned: 41
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank (for officers), regiment, manner of death, decorations, additional
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=6902&mforum=warmemscot
  • Blairgowrie Advertiser Saturday 30th August 1919 Honouring the Brave Colonel Fothringham presided at a gathering in Murthly School to witness the unveiling,by Mrs Fothringham,of the School`s Roll of Honour,on which are engraved 52 names. Mr W Sprunt,headmaster, said that the memorial was probably unique in that it had been erected entirely by contributions from former pupils who were not privileged to wear the King`s uniform. Rev HK Reekie also took part in the ceremony.
  • Blairgowrie Advertiser Saturday 30th August 1919 Honouring the Brave Colonel Fothringham presided at a gathering in Murthly School to witness the unveiling,by Mrs Fothringham,of the School`s Roll of Honour,on which are engraved 52 names. Mr W Sprunt,headmaster, said that the memorial was probably unique in that it had been erected entirely by contributions from former pupils who were not privileged to wear the King`s uniform. Rev HK Reekie also took part in the ceremony.
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=6902&mforum=warmemscot

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