Kirkcudbright

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Reference WMO/116863

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in front of Maclellan's Castle

Castle Street

Kirkcudbright

DG6 4LB

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Allegory (eg: Victory)
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Bronze Seated Warrior with sword and shield protecting a sleeping child, on a base of rugged stones. All on a cairn. All names plaques are also bronze- 3 large and one small one for WW1, and 3 plaques for WW2. MR GEORGE HENRY PAULIN ARSA; FRBS; RI (Designer); McDonald & Creswick of 60 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh (Founder / Foundry). Unveiled 14 April 1921 by COLONEL R F DUDGEON. From ‘The Scotsman’ of Saturday, 16 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,
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WW1 1st Plaque-TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD/1914-1918/[names] WW1 2nd & 3rd Plaques-[names] WW1 4th Plaque- [names] WW2 1st Plaque-TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD/1939-1945/[names] WW2 2nd & 3rd Plaques-[names]

1914 - 1918- Panel 1: O. S. William Burgoyne, H. M. S. "Black Prince"/ Signalman John Edgar, H. M. S. "Bulwark"/ Eng. David McLachlan, H. M. T. "Curaco"/ 2nd Lieut. George Leslie Reid, 7th Dragoon Guards/ Pte. Joseph Young, Scots Guards/ L/Cpl. Robert M. Middleton, 13th Battalion, Royal Scots/ Sgt. John McNulty, D. C. M., M. M., Royal Scots/ Pte. S. J. Miller, 12th Battalion, Royal Scots/ Cpl. John Paterson, R. S. F./ Pte. John Cummins, 2nd Battalion R. S. F/. Pte. Henry Hogg, R. S. F./ Pte. Robert Kirkpatrick, 2nd Battalion R. S. F./ Pte. David A. Lane, 12th R. S. F./ Pte. Andrew Maxwell, R. S. F./ Pte. Gordon McMonies, 8th Battalion, R. S. F./ Pte. James Rae, R. S. F./ Pte. Samuel Rae, R. S. F./ Cpl. R. C. McBurnie, 1st Battalion K. O. S. B./ Pte. Andrew Beattie, K. O. S. B./ Pte. Bertram Campbell, 6th Battalion K. O. S. B./ Pte. J. Campbell, K. O. S. B./ Pte. D. Geddes, K. O. S. B./ Pte. Thomas Hannah, K. O. S. B./ Pte. Robert Halliday, K. O. S. B./ Pte. Samuel Hutton, 6th Battalion K. O. S. B./ Pte. David Jamieson, 1st/5th Battalion/ Pte. John Kimm, K. O. S. B./ Pte. M. McGowan, K. O. S. B./ Pte. Peter McNaught, K. O. S. B./ Pte. James A. B., McAdam, 7th/8th Battalion K. O. S. B./ Pte. R. C. L. McRobert, 6th Battalion K. O. S. B./ Pte. William Smith, K. O. S. B./ Pte. William Shennan, K. O. S. B./ Pte. James Turnbull, K. O. S. B./ Pte. Charles McMillan, K. O. S. B./ Capt. H. P. McKenzie, 5th Battalion Scottish Rifles/ Pte. David D. Clark, ?th Scottish Rifles/ Pte. John McKie, Scottish Rifles/ Sgt. William Johnstone, Black Watch; Panel 2- L/Cpl. William Clement, Black Watch/ Pte. Robert Kimm, 7th Battalion Black Watch/ Sgt. John Murdoch, Black Watch/ Major Douglas Clark, H. L. I./ Cpl. William Paterson, H. L. I./ L/Cpl. James Rae, H. L. I./ Pte. James McGowan, Seaforth Highlanders/ Pte. John Hannah, Seaforth Highlanders/ Pte. Robert Lamont, Seaforth Highlanders/ Pte. Joseph Paterson, Seaforth Highlanders/ Sgt. David Andrew, Gordon Highlanders/ Pte. R. Higgins, Cameron Highlanders/ Pte. J. M. Wallace, Cameron Highlanders/ Pte. John Grant, A. and S. H./ Pte. Adam Grant, A. and S. H./ Pte. Frank P. Kennedy, A. and S. H./ Pte. Henry McEwen, Border regiment/ Capt. H. B. Montgomery, Liverpool Scottish/ Lieut. Tom Phillips, M. C., D. C. M., 1/6 King's Liverpool Regiment/ Pte. H. Richards, 2nd Manchester Regiment/ Sgt.-Major R. C. Watson, Duke of Wellington's Regt./ Sgt. J. F. Ambler, Earl of Chester's Yeomanry/ Cpl. I. McC. Morland, R. F. A., 178th Bde.; Panel 3- Dvr. G. Henchcliff, M. T. A. S. C./ Pte. W. Gibson, Loyal North Lancs./ Pte. Alexander Graham, West Yorks Regt./ Trooper William Smith, Lanarkshire Yeomanry/ Spr. John Thomson, 7th/7th Coy. R. R. Rly. Troops/ Sgt. J. W. Turnbull, 24th Royal Fusiliers/ Pte. James W. Douglas/ Lt. B. C. Biggar, 2nd Sth Mid. Bde. R. F. A./ Gnr. William Graham, R. F. A./ Dvr. Jack Gordon, R. F. A./ Pte. William Branney, Canadians/ Pte. Adam Airlie, Canadians/ Pte. William Hugh McQueen, Canadians/ Pte. David McVinnie, Canadians/ Pte. William Williamson, Canadians/ Cpl. J. Paterson, A. I. F./ Trooper W. Keelan, 5th A. L. H./ Pte. W. P. McGill, A. I. F./ Pte. Robert Stitt, 33rd Batt. A. I. F./ Pte. W. McCormack, New Zealand Contingent/ Pte. William McMillan, 1/21st London Regt./ Pte. Frank McQueen, R. A. M. C./ Sgt. Andrew Hogg, King's African Rifles/ Sgt. Samuel McBurne, M. M., 1st K. O. S. B.; 1939 - 1945- Panel 1 Sgm. Andrew Anderson, R. Sigs./ Ft./Sgt. Cecil R. Boyd, 77 Sqr. R. A. F./ Sgt./A. C. Douglas Brown, R. A. F. V. R./ L/Cpl. John Clark, Cameron Hrs./ Pte. Ronald L. Clark, A. &. S. H./ Staff Sgt. David Forrest, R. A. O. C./ Sgt. William R. Hamilton, R. A. F./ Cpl. John B. Harrison, B. D. Co. R. E./ Cpl. James McK. Lindsay, K. O. S. B./ Sgm. John Martin, R. Sigs./ L/Sgt. David Middleton, 79 Fd. Reg. R. A./ Gnr. George Milroy, R. A.; Panel 2- Cpl. John McGrath, Seaforth Hrs./ Pay. Lt. Robert W. Robb, H. M. S. "Ark Royal", R. N. V. R./ W. O. I. Thomas W. B. Robison, R. E./ Gnr. Robert Rowan, 172 Fd. Regt., R. A./ W/Sgt. Andrew Straiton, H. A. C./ Ord. Smn. Peter Simpson, H. M. S. "Hood", R. N./ Cpl. John F. Sneddon, R. S. F./ Sgt. John J. Wemyss, 619 Op. Sqn., R. A. F./; Panel 3- Stkr. George Mitchell, H. M. S. "Exmoor", R. N./ Lt. Alan K. Mothersill, 1st Para. Sqn., R. E./ Gnr. James Muldoon, A. A., R. A./ Ft/Sgt. Jack W. McCormack, R. A. F./ Cpl. William W. McClymont, R. A. F./ Gnr. John McCracken, R. A./ Ft/Lt. A. Neill McGlashan, 156 Sqn., R. A. F. V. R./ A. B. William McNeillie, H. M. T. "Kelt", R. N. V. R.

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