Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Gordon
Town
Kirkton of Clatt
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Robert Warrack Morrison (Sculptor)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8566

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Current location

Clatt Parish Church
Kirkton of Clatt
Gordon
Grampian
AB54 4LY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 53900 26004
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Three-stepped base, plinth, fluted pillar, topped with a decorative finial. The WW2 names were added when the Parish Kirk closed, and there were fears about the future of the building, where there is also a WW2 memorial in the gable wall.
Inscription
Face 1-TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO WENT FROM THIS PARISH / AND WHO MADE / THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / FOR GOD AND / RIGHTEOUSNESS / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 Faces 2 and 3- [names] Face 4-1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, William
Anderson, William B
Cran, Thomas
Henderson, Jonathan
Home, William
Mann, John
Petrie, Kenneth
Reid, George
Ritchie, George
Taylor, Duff
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, regiment, home address
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, service, home address
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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