Memorial

Irvine

Resited memorial - 2018

Source: Copyright Alasdair J Malcolm

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Current Location

High Street, Irvine, Cunninghame, Ayrshire, KA12 0AL, Scotland

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NS 32218 38865

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 54749
Description: Mercat cross. Tall octagonal shaft on octagonal plinth and base. The base has a bronze plaque on each face. One bears the dedication and the remainder bear the names of the First World War fallen. The cross is surrounded by stone tablets bearing the plaques which commemorate the Second World War dead. The shaft culminates in a moulded and enriched capital displaying four small shields containing the Royal Arms of Scotland, the Saltire of St Andrew, the Badge of Scotland and the Arms of Ayr County. Over the capital is placed the crest of the Burgh carved in stone, a crowned lion holding a sword and sceptre. The crest is partly gilded and the arms underneath are coloured. In 2018 two trees dedicated to Holocaust victims were added with an additional tablet.
Inscription: RIM OF BASE: BUT THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US AND WE WERE NOT HURT. THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY. 1ST SAMUEL CHAPTER 25. VERSE 15. FRONT PLAQUE: Tandem Bona Case Triumphat/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF IRVINE/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE/ OR FROM WOUNDS OR SICKNESS/ BUT WHO ALL ALIKE/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ THIS MERCAT CROSS WAS RESTORED IN 1920/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IN TOKEN OF SORROW FOR THEIR LOSS/ AND OF PRIDE IN THEIR VALOUR/ Walter Muir, Provost David Gillies, Town Clerk OTHER PLAQUES: (NAMES) PLAQUE ON TABLETS: 1939 1945/ (NAMES) TREES: This plaque is dedicated to the memory/ of the men, women and children/ who tragically lost their lives during/ the holocaust, to those who suffered/ as a result and to all of us whose lives/ have been touched by the atrocity./ This dedication was initiated by local/ young people who visited Auschwitz/ and on their return wanted to raise/ awareness of the atrocity./ These trees are a physical reminder/ to everyone of the events of the holocaust.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 238
Died: 238
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, decorations
Order of names: regiment THEN rank

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 104
Died: 104
Information shown: surname, rank, service, forenames
Order of names

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