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PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:29 am    Post subject: Kirkcudbright Reply with quote

My first attempt at posting photos, be as critical as you like, I can take it Very Happy

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's a cracking memorial.
Any idea of the sculptor?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Text is 'borrowed' from the Roll-of-honour website, I am sure they won't mind, they do use my picture.

The Kirkcudbright memorial is in the form of a bronze figure on a stone base and stands outside MacLellans castle, Kirkcudbright. The figure is a seated warrior with sword and shield protecting a sleeping child, the base if of rugged stones all standing on a cairn. There are 88 names for World War 1 by surname, rank, regiment, forename and decoration, for World War 2 there are 36 names by surname, rank, regiment, forename. The memorial was unveiled on 14th April 1921 by Colonel R. F. Dudgeon. The designer was Mr George Henry Paulin.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote



An old photograph, taken shortly after the unveiling ceremony. No WW2 plaque obviously, and it looks like the stane work has been rebuilt a little.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The sculptor was George Henry Paulin and the memorial was unveiled on 14th April 1921.





A photograph of the sketch model was published in The Studio, Volume LXXX 1920


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This memorial has been researched and details are on the Roll-of-Honour website at http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Kirkcudbrightshire/Kirkcudbright.html
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are 2 volumes published on this memorial, details here http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1435

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This memorial was cat C(S) listed on 28 May 1981.

The listing included the following description:

"George Henry Paulin, circa 1920. Rick base with rock-faced plinth and block moulded at top to resemble chair, thistle decoration at angles. Figure of warrior and child."

The listing also mentioned an article in Country Life 27 August 1957.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

According to The Scotsman of the time the main figure represents Britain

From ‘The Scotsman’ of Saturday, 16th April 1921, page 7

Kirkcudbright war memorials

The memorial erected to the memory of the soldiers and sailors belonging to Kirkcudbright town and parish was unveiled at Kirkcudbright on Thursday by Colonel R.F. Dudgeon, C.B. Lord-Lieutenant of the Stewartry.
The memorial is the work of Mr G.H. Paulin, sculptor, Glasgow, and consists of a group of bronze statuary depicting Britain defending the weak. Prior to the unveiling ceremony a united memorial service was held in St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, A memorial was also unveiled in St Cuthbert's R.C. Church being performed by the Rev. Father M'Hardy, M.C. The memorial takes the form of a Pisa marble font. The pupils of the Johnston School have also erected a scroll memorial to former pupils.


We have a memorial from St Cuthbert's Parish Church on the forum but I couldn't find St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Church, which unveiled its memorial on the same day, on the forum.
Johnston School is mentioned too. We have Kirkudbright Academy's memorial but not Johnston School which is the primary school.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I knew of the Johnston School memorial - will have to get my skates on, the school is due to close at the end of the year. Both memorials now added to the main index.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is the sketch model of the memorial mentioned in the article above. It is in Broughton House, a Scottish National Trust property in Kirkcudbright. Note the different arrangement of the name panels than that in the actual memorial.



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good find Paul. The angle of the sword, the face and the figure representing 'the weak' all seem to have changed slightly from this figure too.
We've got more about Paulin on the forum here:

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=599

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On looking at the actual memorial yesterday, I noticed for the first time that there is a row of thistles carved into the stone on the base along the front left corner as you face the statue. It doesn't come out well on the photos but you can make it out on the first photo on the thread once you look for it. It just makes it something other than a plain stone base.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Kirkcudbright memorial is one of the memorials featured in Derek Boorman's book ' A century of Remembrance - One hundred outstanding British War Memorials.'

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:10 pm    Post subject: Cpl. John Hannah Reply with quote

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Cpl. John Hannah, Seaforth Highlanders

(Glasgow Herald 23rd November 1914)
"Mr James Hannah, Gladstone Place, Kirkcudbright, has received unnofficial information that his son, Corporal John Hannah, 2nd Seaforth Highlanders, has been wounded and is missing. Corporal John Hannah has taken part in all the fighting since the commencement of the war."

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Name: HANNAH, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 07/11/1914
Service No: 8960
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 9.
Memorial: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL

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Surname: HANNAH
Firstname: John
Service Number: 8960
Date Death: 07/11/1914
Place of birth: Kirkcudbright
Other: 2nd Bn.
SNWM roll: THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS
Rank: A/Cpl
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