Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Banff And Buchan
Town
Fetterangus
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
J CHALMERS (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: Dec 1921
    Attended by: CAPTAIN DALRYMPLE MC
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8578

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Current location

Fetterangus Cemetery Gateway
west of the village
Fetterangus
Banff And Buchan
Grampian
AB42 4NR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 98134 50565
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Cemetery gateway with two massive round pillars with pedimanted roof bearing dedicatory tablet. Inside faces of pillars bear inset marble tablets bearing names.
Inscription
In the stonework above the gateway either side of the Dedication Tablet: 1914 1918 Dedication Tablet above the gateway IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF FETTERANGUS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM / IN THE GREAT WAR In the Stonework above each of two WW1 Names Tablets-1914-1918 First WW1 Names Tablet: [15 names of officers and of privates Adams to Forrest except Copland] Second WW1 Names Tablet-[13 names of privates- Copland then Farquhar to Thomson] In the Stonework above each of two WW2 Names Tablets- 1939-11945 First WW2 Names Tablet- [5 names in no apparent order] Second WW2 Names Tablet- [ 4 names in no apparent order]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adam, A
Adams, W
Anderson, A
Anderson (nee Hay), M
Bain, A
Bain, C
Barclay, A
Bruce, W
Buchan, J
Buchan, W
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initlals of forenames, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: rank THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - New Pitsligo
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Red
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Red
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Red
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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