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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Angus
Town
Forfar
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85782

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Current location

Known locally as the West Kirk- it's former name before this unification
60
St Margaret's Parish Church
West High Street
Forfar
Angus
Tayside
DD8 1BJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 45451 50553
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • St James' Church
    Chapel Street
    Forfar
    Angus
    Tayside
    DD8 2AQ
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NO 45830 50550
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
A nowy headed marble tablet for Ww1 with a rectangular marble tablet for WW2 directly abutting it below, now forming a single assemblage
Inscription
To the Glory of God/and in/Grateful Memory of 66 Members/who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918/[names in 4 columns]/"THEIR NAMES SHALL NOT PERISH"//ALSO in Grateful Memory of 23 Members/who gave their lives in the Second World War 1939-1945/[names in 4 columns]/"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord" REV 14 V 13
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adam, Norman
Adamson, Arthur
Adamson, David L
Adamson, William S
Black, James
Black, William
Blair, James P
Bowman, James
Bruce, Andrew
Bruce, Kenneth
See details for all 89 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 66
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 66
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, regiment
    Order of information: regiment THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, service
    Order of information: service THEN surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=7629&mforum=warmemscot

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