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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- Banff And Buchan
- Town
- Forglen
- County
- Grampian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Messrs Duncan (Sculptor)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: June1921
Attended by: Lt Col Sir George Abergromby Bt DSO - Unveiled
Date: June 1921
Attended by: Pioe-Major Findalater VC - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 8656
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Current location
besside B9025 Turriff - Aberchirder Road site known as pretty plantings
Forglen Hall
B9025
Forglen
Banff And Buchan
Grampian
AB53 4JL
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NJ 68323 51882
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Square sectioned tapering pillar with crown shaped capping. The lettering is in relief, and, by design, is not easy to read. The WW1 names are on 3 faces of the obelisk, with the years contained in a wreath at the base of one face, WW2 is on the 4th face.
- Inscription
- 3 faces of the obelisk- [WW1 names] Base of face 1- 1914/1919 Face 4: 1939-1945/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abercromby, Ralph F
Alexander, Alexander M
Bain, James
Gammie, James
Geddes, James S
Giles, Charles
Grant, James
Henderson, William G
Hendry, Allan J
Joiner, Alexander
See details for all 22 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
- Memorial
- Condition
- Forglen
- WMO ID: 217175
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 13-03-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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