Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Moray
- Town
- Buckie
- County
- Grampian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: March 1950
Attended by:
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 83811
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Current location
Buckie South and West Church
High Street/East Cathcart
Buckie
Moray
Grampian
AB56 1AR
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NJ 42638 65441
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Previous locations
- Buckie West Church
High Street/Cluny Place junction
Buckie
Moray
Grampian
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Buckie West Church
- Description
- Brass Plaque in wooden frame, with black inscribed lettering. A very elongated Latin cross divides the two columns of names.
- Inscription
- 1939-1945/TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH WHO DIED IN THE WAR/[names in 2 columns]/GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Sunday Post - Sunday 19 March 1950 Memorial plaque, unveiled in Buckie West Church to 18 men of congregation who died in world war two, oontained four more names than plaque to dead of first world war.
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