Memorial

Cowie and District

Cross

Source: Copyright William Stevenson

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Current Location

Across the road from the village Community Centre which is just North of the Primary School., Cowie Memorial Garden, Main Street, Cowie, Stirling, Central Scotland, FK7 7DZ, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

NS 83803 89419

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 57577
Description: Square base surmounted by tapered plinth, shaft and celtic cross. Inscription carved and in-filled in gold painted lettering on the sides of the highly polished black plinth. In a small fenced area across from the village Community Centre, also a mining memorial on one side and a stone inscribed with a poem by Anne Frank, dedicated to the children of the village.
Inscription: Front face: IN/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF/ THE MEN/ OF COWIE AND DISTRICT/ WHO MADE THE/ ULTIMATE SACRIFICE/ IN THE TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ THEY GAVE/ ALL THEIR TOMORROWS/ FOR OUR TODAY/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM Other faces: (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 45
Died: 45
Information shown: date of death, rank, forename, surname, decorations, rank
Order of names: date of death

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 29
Died: 29
Information shown: date of death, rank, forename, surname, decorations, rank
Order of names: date of death

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: date of death, rank, forename, surname, service, rank

War: Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 11
Information shown: date of death, rank, forenames, surname, rank

History

Maker(s): Forget Thee Not, Mason
Ogilvie Homes, Sponsor
Maintenance History: 2006: Stirling Norbord maintained gardens until 2009.

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Cowie and District

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Cowie and District

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