Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Banff And Buchan
Town
Ord
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8667

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Current location

West of the B9025 Aberchirder to Portsoy Road
Beechgrove (Former Parish Church)
B9025
Ord
Banff And Buchan
Grampian
AB45 3BD
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 62335 58310
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Square pillar on three-stepped square base, the whole surmounted bya Maltese Cross and enclosed by a wrought iron railing.
Inscription
ERECTED BY / THE PARISHIONERS OF ORD / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / CONNECTED WITH THE PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / (Names) / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE /1939-1945 / (Name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aitken, James
Bain, David
Balfour, David
Crandie, Henry
Donald, Alexander
Donald, James
Donald, John
Farquhar, James
Fetch, John
Fraser, Gordon
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, home address
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Polished
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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