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spoons

Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 2648 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: Johnstone |
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This is the Johnstone in Dumfries and Galloway, not one of the others.
The parish is Johnstone and the nearby village is Johnstonebridge.
Note that the location in UKNIWM is wrong, this memorial is in the new graveyard at NY 097 912 and not in the village or at the village church.
UKNIWM Ref: 44157
According to UKNIWM:
FERGUS J CURRIE DESIGNER
FERGUS J CURRIE SCULPTOR
HOPE AND CURRIE BUILDER
IT IS SAID THAT THE SCULPTOR'S WFE SAT FOR THE FIGURE ON THE MEMORIAL
UNVEILED BY LORD LIEUTENANT OF DUMFRIESSHIRE IN 1920
You don't see so many sandstone carvings of this quality. No sculptors marks visible.
WW1 NAMES
JAMES BROWN PTE KOSB
WILLIAM EDGAR PTE GORDON HIGHLdrs
JOSEPH J COWAN LCPL 19TH CANADIAN INF
THOMAS TAIT PTE SCOTS GUARDS
GEORGE McNISH PTE KOSB
WALTER McNISH PTE MACHINE GUN CORPS
THOMAS H MILL PTE KOSB
ALEXANDER DUNLOP LCPL HLI
ROBERT DEACON PTE KOSB
WILLIAM MILLAR PTE SCOTTISH RIFLES
DAVID WHITE BDR RFA
JOHN PORTEOUS TPR LANARKSHIRE YEOy
ROBERT J BYERS PTE ROYAL SCOTS
WW2 NAMES
J S DUNDAS KOSB
R R HOUSTON ACS
P MURRAY MERCHANT NAVY
G SIMPSON EAST YORKS
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DerekR Moderator

Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2205 Location: Hawick, Scotland
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Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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A very nice memorial. _________________ There must be a place under the sun where hearts of olden glory grow young ..... |
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Adam Brown The Boss

Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 3764 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Do we know if Fergus Currie did any more sculpture for war memorials?
Regards
Adam _________________ Scottish Monuments & Memorials |
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