Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Banff And Buchan
Town
Forgue
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15 February 1920
    Attended by: Rev C W Stobie
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8581

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Current location

Parish Church
at the centre of the hamlet
Forgue
Banff And Buchan
Grampian
AB54 6BF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 61064 45085
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Broken doric column on square stepped plinth.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOUR OF THE SOLDIERS / OF THIS CHURCH / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / THIS STONE IS ERECTED / BY THE / CONGREGATION OF FORGUE / ALSO OF THOSE / WHO FELL IN THE WAR / 1939-1945 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alexander, C M
Barber, L D
Beattie, F
Buchan, H
Catto, D
Dey, G
Dickson, J F
Gray, R
Greig, C
Hendry, G
See details for all 37 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 28
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: rank THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: rank THEN surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2881&mforum=warmemscot
  • www.kinnethmont.co.uk/forgue/index.htm
  • Aberdeen Press and Journal - Tuesday 17 February 1920 -WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED. The memorial monument in memory of the 27 soldiers belonging to Forgue Parish Church who made the supreme sacrifice was unveiled and dedicated at the morning service on Sunday. In spite of the stormy weather, perhaps the largest congregation seen at Forgue for 50 years assembled within the church. Conspicuous among the worshippers for their connection with the Army were Major Alexander and Captain Alexander of Cobairdy; Captain Medhurst, Huntly; and Sister C. F. Middleton, who has been twelve times decorated since receiving the Mons (1914) Medal. The service was conducted entirely by the Rev. C. W. Stobie. Mrs Stobie officiated at the organ, and Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar" was sung as a duet by Misses Wilson and Mackenzie. After the sermon the congregation and minister went to the graveyard, and the minister unveiled the memorial dedicating it to the honour of the fallen soldiers, whose names are:— (names) A collection, taken on retiring for the "Save the Children" fund, amounted to £7 10s. .
  • Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 11 February 1920 -FORGUE WAR MEMORIAL. The memorial stone to the fallen soldiers of Forgue Parish Church has just been brought to its place of erection in the graveyard, and will stand veiled till Sunday first, when it is to duly dedicated.
  • More details of each casualty-www.kinnethmont.co.uk/forgue/

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