The Scottish War Memorials Project

spoons · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject: Annan Academy

Located in the library of Annan Academy at OS Map Ref NY 194 663

UKNIWM Ref 44092

UKNIWM has the following description of the memorial:

"TRIANGULAR HEADED BEATEN COPPER PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF

ANNAN ACADEMY CREST AT THE BOTTOM CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE"

it also has the following information on the memorial

"PLAQUE WAS REMOVED DURING MAJOR WORKS ON THE SCHOOL. IT WAS THEN USED AS THE ROOF OF A HENHOUSE UNTIL IT WAS REDISCOVERED. IT WAS RESTORED BY APPRENTICES OF COCHRAN BOILERS, ANNAN" however I believe that the information re roof of a henhouse is incorrect as the school have informed me that it was one of the wooden Dux boards which was found being used as a henhouse roof.

Note that the first named is a female and the last named was the Dux in 1909 so I have included a photo of the Dux board in question.

spoons · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject:

In 2002 the Academy pupils undertook a project to research and document the names on the board. The result was the publication of a 106 page A4 booklet titled 'Annan Academy War Memorial, Beyond the Names'. The school still has a very small number of copies. I was fortunate enough to obtain a copy and so can look up information for any individual on request.

\Paul