Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Moray
Town
Keith
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 November 1923
    Attended by: Duke of Richmond
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11 November 1923
    Attended by: Revd Matthew Stewart
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8661

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Current location

Memorial Garden
Main Road
Keith
Moray
Grampian
AB55 5FG
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 43136 50751
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Figure of a Gordon highlander in kilt and bonnet, with rifle raised at the ready, whilst keeping his gaze on the enemy, on a substantial plinth. At his feet, signifying the victory over Germany, a Prussian Picklehaube helmet lies trampled in the mud.
Inscription
6TH BATT THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS/BANFFSHIRE AND DONSIDE/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND.IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS/NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/ALSO THOSE WHO FELL/IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR/1939-1945/LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT/THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN/ [list of Battle Honours]- BATTLE HONOURS/1915/Neuve Chapelle*Aubers Ridge/Festubert*Givenchy*LOOS/1916/THE SOMME/Pozieres Ridge*Beaumont Hamel/1917/Rodincourt*ARRAS/First Scarpe Second Scarpe/Third Scarpe*YPRES/Pilckem Ridge*Cambrai 1917/1918/FIRST SOMME 1918/St Quentin*Bapaume/THE LYS/Estaires*Hazebrouck/THE MARNE*Tarcenois/SECOND ARRAS*The Somme/HINDENBURG LINE/Cambrai 1918*The Selle
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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