Memorial

Ackergill and Hempriggs Estate

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Ackergill and Hempriggs Estate Obelisk, A99, Wick, Caithness, Highlands and Islands, KW1 4DN, Scotland

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ND 36043 51851

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 5957
Description: Granite Obelisk surmounted by an urn finial, on plinth and 2 steps, then a 3 stage base
Inscription: Front 6 o'clock upper face: ERECTED / BY THE PEOPLE OF / THE ACKERGILL / AND HEMPRIGGS ESTATE, / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF / THEIR GALLANT SONS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WARS / FOR THE SACRED CAUSE / OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, / LIBERTY, / AND FREEDOM. / 1914 -1919. / 1939 -1945. // Front 6 o'clock lower face: REMEMBER US / THOU WHO PASSEST BY. / FROM OUR DEAD HANDS THY LIFE / AND FREEDOM CAME. // 3 o'clock upper face: (7x WW1 NAMES) // 9 o'clock upper face: (12x WW1 NAMES) // 9 o'clock lower face: 1939 -1945 / (3 NAMES) // 3 o'clock lower face: 1939 -1945 / (2 NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 19
Died: 19
Information shown: Rank, forenames, initials, surname, honours, service or unit
Order of names: Rank

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 5
Died: 5
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, service or unit
Order of names: Rank, forenames, surname, service or unit

History

Maker(s): Messrs John Hood & Son, Wick, Sculptor

Ceremonies

Unveiled

30th July 1924

General Lord Horne of Stirkoke, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., and Lady Horne

Dedicated

30th July 1924

Rev. J. MacDougall, B.D.

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Ackergill and Hempriggs Estate

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Ackergill and Hempriggs Estate

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Memorial Details

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History

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