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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Clackmannan
Town
Dollar
County
Central
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: April 1921
    Attended by: Mr. J. A. Gibson
  • Dedicated
    Date: April 1921
    Attended by: Rev. W. B. R. Wilson, minister-emeritus of the congrgation
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86301

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Current location

The Church was known as St Columba's until the 1979 union with West Church
2
Parish Church
Bridge Street
Dollar
Clackmannan
Central
FK14 7AJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 96334 97960
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • Until 1929 reunification this was the United Free Church
    Dollar West Church
    Harviestourn Road
    Dollar
    Clackmannan
    Central
    FK14 7HF
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NS 95880 97880
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
Description
Brass Plaque in 3 sections, the dedication panel in the centre, with 2 flanking names panels, on an oak backboard- at the centre base of this backboard is a small brass plaque recording its relocation.
Inscription
Central Section: IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/OF THOSE/CONNECTED WITH THIS/CONGREGATION WHO FOR/FREEDOM AND RIGHT/GAVE UP THEIR LIVES IN/THE GREAT WAR/and the/REV. ALEXANDER EASTON SPENCE/Minister of this Church/INDUCTED 6TH APRIL 1911/DIED AT COLOGNE ON SERVICE WITH/THE SCOTTISH CHURCHES HUTS/8TH APRIL 1919/"They loved not their lives unto the death" Left Hand Panel: [names Baillie to McDonald Right Hand Panel: [names McLaren to Whyte] Relocation Plaque: This memorial plaque was removed from/ Dollar West Church and installed here/after the union of the West Church/ and St Columba Church 1979
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baillie, Robert
Beveridge, Charles C
Black, Alastair G W
Chaoman, James
Cousins, Isabella
Craighead, John Marr
Dickson, Robert S
England, Alfred Thos.
Hair, Hugh
Lindsay, Alex. C
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, occupation, place of deah, date of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5782&mforum=warmemscot
  • The Scotsman, 12th April 1921 "The memorial erected to the 24 men connected to the congregation who fell in the ar, which takes the form of a handsome brass tablet mounted on oak, was unveiled and dedicated in the presence of a large congregation. The Rev. George Blair, B.D., Ryehill U. F. Church, preached, and Mr. J. A. Gibson unveiled the memorial. The Rev. P. D. Gray read the inscription and names engraved on the tablet, and which included the name of the late pastor of the congrgation, the Rev. A. E. Easton Spence, who died at Cologne while on service with the Scottish Churches Huts. The Rev. W. B. R. Wilson, minister-emeritus of the congrgation, dedicated to memorial.

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