Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Gordon
Town
Kintore
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 4 May 1924
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel J Dawson DSO
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8596

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Current location

Kintore Parish Church
Kingsfield Road
Kintore
Gordon
Grampian
AB51 0UB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 52809 10683
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Arched lych gate surmounted by Latin cross supported by rustic style pillars both sides and granite tablets with bearing names
Inscription
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 / 1918 / "REMEMBER / THE LOVE OF THEM / WHO CAME NOT HOME / FROM THE WAR" / (NAMES) / THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD / AS WE WHO ARE LEFT GROW OLD / AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM / NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN / (NAMES) / ALSO IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN / THE WORLD WAR / 1939-1945 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, George
Aiken, J G
Alcock, J A M
Alexander, J
Anderson, A
Anderson, J
Anderson, Kenneth J
Beaton, F
Beattie, John
Beddie, J
See details for all 98 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 80
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 80
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: regiment THEN rank THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, service, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Kemnay
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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