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Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject: 2Lt G L Reid (Greyfriars Church), Kirkcudbright |
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Not listed on UKNIWM.
Located in the centre of Kirkcudbright beside the main civic war memorial at OS Map Ref NX 683 511.
A brass plaque inside the church shows that the church was dedicated to the memory of Lt George Leslie Reid and therefore the whole church should be considered as a memorial. This is one of our larger memorials and it is quite surprising that it is not listed on UKNIWM given its prominent location in the centre of a tourist town.
The church stands on the Mote Brae, a man-made grassy mound. Originally a Franciscan Friary founded around 1455, it became the Parish Church in around 1570. The church fell into disrepair and was demolished following a petition in 1728 except for the MacLellan Aisle which was retained. In 1730 a new and much larger church was built. By 1839 the new Parish Church had been built a few hundred yards away and this church was again razed except for the MacLellan Aisle. It was again rebuilt as the Old Church or Castle school and remained a school until 1915 when it was disbanded. Meanwhile the Episcopal church was sited in a tin hut. In 1919 the school buildings were bought by Lady Watts and restored as a church in memory of her son Lt Reid, then donated to the Episcopal church of Scotland. Major repairs took place in 2003/04 and this is now a beautiful and unusual church.
Name: REID, GEORGE LESLIE
Initials: G L
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's)
Age: 19
Date of Death: 01/12/1917
Additional information: Son of Dr. Reid and of Lady Watts, of 8, Lygon Place, London.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 1.
Memorial: CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL
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