Memorial

Dingwall Civic

Royal Burgh and Parish of Dingwall WW1 and WW2 War Memorial

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Current Location

In front of the National Hotel, High Street, Dingwall, Ross And Cromarty, Highlands and Islands, IV15 9HA, Scotland

NH 55197 58712

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Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 13473
Description: Figure of soldier in kilted uniform holding rifle with bayonet mounted on stepped plinth. Two-stepped base leading to dedicatory inscription on stone tablet at base. Three tablets with names from the First World War centred above dedication. Tablets bordered by sculpted spears set into plinth. Plinth set in wall with two additional plaques with names from the Second World War on either side. Memorial reached by wide walkway enclosed with fence.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF OFFICERS, N.C.O.'S AND MEN/OF THE ROYAL BURGH AND PARISH OF DINGWALL/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918 / AND 1939-1945/ HOW BLESS'D HOW GLORIOUS THEY WHO BRAVELY FALL,/ THEIR LIVES DEVOTED AT THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL.

Maker(s): MR JOHN J JOASS of London (native of Dingwall), Architect
MR JAMES ALEXANDER STEVENSON (of London), Sculptor
Sponsor Type: other
Sponsored By: Robertson Paterson & Sons , a Glasgow food company, contributed £50 to the construction of the memorial.