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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Gordon
Town
Blairdaff
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 13 June 1920
    Attended by: Col. Sir Arthur Grant DSO
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8561

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Current location

Parish Church- formerly the United Free Church
Blairdaff
Gordon
Grampian
AB51 5LS
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 7041 1724
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Kemnay Granite tablet
Inscription
BLAIRDAFF UNITED FREE CHURCH / ROLL OF HONOUR / 1914-1919 / OF TWENTY MEN WHO SERVED THE FOLLOWING FELL / GORDON HIGHLANDERS / (NAMES)/ CANADIAN ARMY (NAME)/ THEY DIED FOR US
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Berry, John
Bissett, Robert
Findlater, William
Forbes, James A
Ingles, Alex I
Joss, William
Petrie, James H
Ronald, James
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: regiment
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Kemnay
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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