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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:19 am Post subject: Creetown United Free Church |
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This memorial is unlisted on UKNIWM - a bit of a story to it.
The memorial was originally a plaque fitted to an inside wall of Creetown United Free church (OS Map Ref NX 476 589) - photo of this original church included below. This church is now disused.
According to a local resident, after the United Free Church ceased to be used as a place of worship, the plaque was moved to the parish church, which is Church of Scotland of course, and 'dumped' at the back of the churchyard.
In more recent times it has been cleaned, mounted on a new base and installed outside of the Kirkmabreck Parish Church (Creetown) OS Map Ref NX 476 585). I did not find out when these two moves took place. Marks for the original wall fixing are visible on the back.
Nice to see a memorial that has been rescued though.
This church is the original location of the memorial.
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:37 am Post subject: |
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Transcription:
1914 1918
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN SACRED REMEMBRANCE OF THE
MEN OF THIS CHURCH WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
JOHN ADAMSON BLACK
ALEXANDER CALLANDER
WILLIAM FRASER
JOHN HUNTER
HUGH IRVING
JAMES JAMIESON
DAVID MURDOCH
ROBERT O'HARA
"MORE THAN CONQUERORS"
and one I looked up to check
Name: O'HARA, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: "D" Coy. 1st/7th Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 26/08/1918
Service No: S/23648
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Hara, of 18, Cavendish St., South Side, Glasgow. Native of Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 16.
Cemetery: ANZIN-ST. AUBIN BRITISH CEMETERY |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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a clearer photo
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stuartn
Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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This is now WMR, ex UKNIWM, memorial 71902 |
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