Memorial details

Memorial type
Tower
District
Banff And Buchan
Town
Rosehearty
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Maker
Jenkins and Marr of Aberdeen (Architect)
A B Cheyne of New Pitsligo (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: August 1921
    Attended by: Major R Dingwall Fordyce
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8626

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Current location

The memorial is located on Cairnhill overlooking the town and northwards over the Moray Firth.
Rosehearty
Banff And Buchan
Grampian
AB43 7JF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 93195 66880
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Scottish Baronial tower with interior staircase. The names are recorded on two polished granite tablets on an outside wall.
Inscription
1st tablet: ARMY / 1914 - 1919 / (Names) / NAVY / 1914 - 1919 / (Names) / MINE DISASTER / 10-JAN-18 / (Names) 2nd tablet: 1939 - 1945 / IN ACTIVE SERVICE BY ENEMY ACTION / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, David
Anderson, Duncan
Beedie, George
Bell, Joseph
Birnie, William
Bruce, Alicia West
Buchan, Alexander D
Buchan, William G
Catto, Jack
Chalmers, John
See details for all 114 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 77
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 77
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Service, forenames, surname.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, date of death, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tower
    Measurements: height c. 10000mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Polished
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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