Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Perth And Kinross
Town
Kinross
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Post-1945 war or conflict
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 January 1921
    Attended by: The Dean of Faculty- Mr A H B Constable KC
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82854

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Current location

On the B996
In front of the former County Buildings
High Street
Kinross
Perth And Kinross
Tayside
KY13 8AA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 11891 02462
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone column on a square pedestal, and surmounted by a small stone cross. The WW1 dedication and names are inscribed on inset tablets on the 4 faces of the pedestal. The WW2 names are on a bronze plaque on the base of the 6 o'clock face of the pedestal, with an additional (ATS) name carved into the stonework below. There is also a bronze plaque for a casualty in Sarawak in 1965.
Inscription
6 o'clock face of pedestal-TO/THE PROUD/MEMORY/OF/THE MEN/OF THE TOWN/AND THE PARISH/OF KINROSS/WHO LAID DOWN/THEIR LIVES/IN/THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919 Other 3 faces of pedestal- [names] WW2 Plaque - AND OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE/WORLD WAR 1939-1945/[names in 3 columns, plus the extra name in the stonework] Sarawak Plaque - SARAWAK 1965/[name] AT the entrance from the High Street is an enscribed paving - LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER/ SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES/ ARE NOT FORGOTTEN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adam, William T
Affleck, Douglas
Affleck, J
Alles, Robert
Anderson, H N S
Anderson, J
Arnott, William
Begg, R Burns
Beveridge, R R
Beveridge, Wm.
See details for all 126 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 103
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 103
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, service, rank
    Order of information: surname
  • Post-1945 war or conflict
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, place of death, year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: height 280, width 1095
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 85, width 395
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1677&mforum=warmemscot
  • UK Roll of Honour Citation for the Sarawak casualty-veterans.mod.uk/roll-of-honour.php?SerialNo=X7093
  • The Scotsman - Monday, 3rd January 1921, page 7 WAR MEMORIALS. KINROSS - The war memorial for the parish and burgh of Kinross was unveiled on Saturday afternoon by the Dean of Faculty, Mr A. H. B. Constable, K.C., in presence of about 500 of the inhabitants . The memorial is erected in front of the County Buildings, Kinross, and is about 25 feet in height. Ex-Provost Anderson presided. Mr A. H. B. Constable, K.C., said the threshold of a new year was a day when memories of the past blended with resolutions for the future. It was therefore singularly appropriate for the solemn act of commemoration and dedication which brought them there. That stone recorded no fewer than 101 names of men from the town and parish of Kinross who had died in the service of their country. It was beyond all comparison the greatest thing that Kinross had ever done.

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