Auchinleck

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Reference WMO/164825

Address:

Church Hill

Auchinleck

KA18 2AE

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Obelisk
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Leaded
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Falklands Conflict (1982)
About the memorial: Outside Church in grounds of cemetery. Small Latin cross surmounting a very tall pillar, on a circular pedestal which is on a 3 stage circular base. There is a dedicatory bronze plaque, and 2 WW1 Bronze Panels, also a WW2 dedication Bronze Plaque and a separate plaque for their names. There is also a bronze plaque for the Falklands War. In November 2018 two new bronze plaques were added-the first for 11 previously omitted WW1 names, and the second for 12 previously omitted WW2 names. Between the Barony (Parish) Church and the Boswell Mausoleum
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN ABIDING AND/ AFFECTIONATE/ REMEMBRANCE OF THE/MEN OF AUCHINLECK/AND NEIGHBOURHOOD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/"THEY DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH/A MAN CAN DIE FIGHTING FOR GOD/AND RIGHT AND LIBERTY, AND/SUCH A DEATH IS IMMORTALITY" ALSO IN THE/SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945 FALKLANDS WAR 1982/[names]

The additional WW1 Names- Pte. Irvine Anderson H.L.I./ Pte. James Colquhoun R.S.Fus./ Gnr. John Darroch R.F.A./ Pte. William Eadie A.& S.H./ L/cpl. Stephen French R.S.Fus./ Pte. Edward Kennedy R.D.Fus./ Pte. John Lockhart R.S.Fus./ Pte. Samuel McBlane R.S.Fus./ Pte. James Neil R.S.Fus./ Pte. William Steele R.S.Fus./ Pte. Bernard McCann R.S.Fus./ The additional WW2 Names- Sgt. David H. Lamont R.S.Fus./ Pte. James McMurdo R.Highrs./ Cpl. Joseph McTurk Q.O.Highrs./ Sgt. David Strachan R.N.Z.A.F./ Sgt. John Veldon R.A./ Cpl. William Anderson R.S.Fus./ L/cpl. James Campbell R.E./ Eng. James Marshall M.N./ Gnr. David McMurdo R.A./ Fus. James Summers R.S.Fus./ Pte. Samuel Wightman R.P.C./ F/O William Begg R.A.F.

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