Memorial

Selkirk

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Current Location

Corner of Ettrick Terrace (A7) and The Valley, Selkirk, Ettrick And Lauderdale, Borders, TD7 4DQ, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

NT 46917 28538

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 44096
Description: Steps leading up to an elevated platform with a sculptured wall containing name panels. On raised land behind the wall stands a stepped plinth surmounted by a shaft with gabled cross. Decorative relief panels sited around the upper section of the plinth.
Inscription: WWI Plaque - TO/THE GLORY OF GOD &/IN HONOURED MEMORY/OF THE MEN OF THE/BURGH & PARISH OF/SELKIRK WHO FELL/IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 [names on 2 plaques] WWII Plaque- 1939-1945 IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/OF THESE MEN FROM SELKIRK/WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/[names in 3 columns]/"Greater love hath no man than this"

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 292
Died: 292
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 44
Died: 44
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service
Order of names: surname

History

Maker(s): SIR ROBERT LORIMER, Designer
Costs: C£3500
Maintenance History: WW1 names are hard to read due to over-polishing

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic Environment Scotland

Grade: I

List Entry: LB40581

Scottish Grade A

Plaques

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

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Selkirk

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Commemoration

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Selkirk

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Memorial Details

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