Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Gordon
- Town
- Tullynessle
- County
- Grampian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- A. B. Cheyne (Designer)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: October 1921
Attended by: Lord Forbes of Castle Forbes.
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 8637
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Current location
In the kirkyard.
Parish Church
Suie Road
Tullynessle
Gordon
Grampian
AB33 8QR
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NJ 55798 19632
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- Kemnay granite decorative latin cross with unusual carved decoration, on a square pillar on two-steps and stone base. Names in black lettering on each side.
- Inscription
- 9 o'clock face: THEIR NAME/ (Names) 6 o'clock face: SHALL LIVE/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WARS. 9 o'clock face: FOR EVER/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Birnie, L
Campbell, W
Comfort, A M
Comfort, C
Craig, J
Forbes, J D
Gibb, W W M
Gilbert, J
Goodall, A M
Gordon, J
See details for all 34 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 31
Served and returned: 0
Died: 31
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initials of forenames, surname, home address, decorations
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames, rank ,home address
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Kemnay - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Kemnay - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Kemnay - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Kemnay
- Cross
- Condition
- Tullynessle and Forbes
- WMO ID: 217922
- Condition: Good [last updated on 17-10-2015]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Scottish War Memorials Project warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=628&mforum=warmemscot
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