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    Memorial

    Kilmelford

    Kilmelford Parish War Memorial - Overview of the memorial site

    Source: Copyright Martin Briscoe

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    Current Location

    Parish Kirk, A816, Kilmelford, Argyll And Bute, PA34 4XY, Scotland

    OS Grid Reference

    NM 84922 12999

    Denomination

    Church of Scotland

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    5976
    Description
    Celtic Cross on single stepped base and tapered plinth, surrounded by railings. Unusually the inscription for each name wraps around 3 sides of the base.
    Inscription
    IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO IN THE WAR OF NATIONS/ 1914 - 1919/ MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ (Names)/ HOW SHARP THE POINT OF THIS REMEMBRANCE IS.
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    9
    Died
    9
    Information shown
    surname,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,address
    Maintenance History
    In 2006 the memorial was being propped due to site subsidence, this had been rectified by 2010

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Plinth

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Fence/ Railing

    Made from: Wrought Iron


    Condition: Good


    Gate

    Made from: Wrought Iron


    Condition: Good


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    • http://www.lostancestors.eu/memwar/K/Kilmelford.htm
  • Canmore ID 318761 https://canmore.org.uk/site/318761/kilmelford-war-memorial Kilmelford War Memorial