Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Gordon
Town
Glenkindie
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Messers D Moren & Co (Mason)
Robert Warrack Morrison (Architect)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: July 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8586

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Current location

Beside the Alford to Strathdon Road (A97) in a small park
Glenkindie
Gordon
Grampian
AB33 8SU
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 43725 13828
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic cross on square die and three stepped base. Relief of heavy cavalry sabre on front face.
Inscription
LEST WE FORGET/ FOR KING & COUNTRY/ ERECTED/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN/ CONNECTED WITH THE PARISH OF TOWIE,/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ AND WHOSE NAMES ARE/ INSCRIBED HEREON/ (NAMES)/ Around the Base: FRANCE & DARDANELLES/PALESTINE & MESOPOTAMIA/'THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE' ALSO THOSE WHO FELL/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barron, Wm
Begg, Henry
Coutts, Geo
Dawson, John
Ellis, Geo
Ellis, Peter
Henderson, Geo
Ingram, John W
Innes, John W
Law, Geo
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: regiment THEN rank THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, servicer
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Kemnay
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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