Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Aberdeen
Town
Bucksburn
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Bro. W. A. Steele (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 9 November 1921
    Attended by: Colonel Farquharson, Provincial Grand Master of West Aberdeenshire
  • Dedicated
    Date: 9 November 1921
    Attended by: Rev, J, Ure, Chaplain
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83995

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Current location

12
Lodge St. John No. 795
St John's Road
Bucksburn
City Of Aberdeen
Grampian
AB21 9AL
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 89642 09837
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall mounted oak board with an arched frame with columns at each side.
Inscription
IN MEMORY / OF / THE BRETHREN OF THIS LODGE / ST. JOHN BUCKSBURN NO. 795 / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR (names)/1914 / (masonic symbol) / 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Crichton, A. S.
Dunbar, Robert M.
Gerrard, John
Mackie, George
Mackie, William T.
Malcolm, James
Paterson, James L.
Robb, George
Swapp, John
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Aberdeen Press and Journal - Friday 11 November 1921 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19211111/011/0003 MASONIC MEMORIAL. BUCKSBURN LODGE TABLET UNVEILED. In memory of the brethren of Lodge St John (No. 795), BucKsburn, who fell in the war, a tablet was on Wednesday night unveiled at the lodge by Colonel Farquharson, Provincial Grand Master of West Aberdeenshire. Prior to the unveiling a dedication prayer was offered and an address given by the Rev. J. Ure, chaplain. The tablet is the work of Bro. W. A- Steele, and is beautifully executed in oak The following are the names inscribed upon it: — (names)

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