Memorial

Advie New Memorial WW1

Advie Parish WW1 War Memorial - New Memorial

Source: Copyright Martin Briscoe

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Current Location

Opposite the village hall, off the A95, Advie, Nairn, Highlands and Islands, PH26 3LP, Scotland

NJ 125 343

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 61673
Description: Granite Pillar with four faces. Each face is carved with four inset ogee arches. The inscriptions are on tablets within the arches. Replica of original memorial.
Inscription: First of two Dedication Panels-LET US GIVE/ OUR MOST HUMBLE /AND HEARTY THANKS/ TO GOD ALMIGHTY /FOR HAVING GIVEN /US AND OUR ALLIES/THE VICTORY OVER/ OUR ENEMIES/ MAY WE ALL REMEMBER/ THAT THE SAFETY /OF OUR EMPIRE /IS NOT OWING TO/ THE STRENGTH OF MAN/ BUT TO THE POWER/ OF GOD/ GOD SAVE THE KING/ AMEN/ Second of 2 Dedication Panels-SONS OF THIS PLACE/LET THIS OF YOU/BE SAID/THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE/WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD/THESE GAVE THEIR/LIVES THAT YOU/WHO LIVE MAY REAP/A HIGHER HARVEST/ERE YOU FALL/ASLEEP Other Panels-[names] On the Step-THIS WAR MEMORIAL ERECTED IN 2008/REPLACES THE ORIGINAL MEMORIAL/WHICH WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR IN 2005/THE REMAINS OF THE ORIGINAL MEMORIAL/CAN BE VIEWED IN THE GROUNDS OF ADVIE CEMETERY SONS OF THIS PLACE/ LET THIS OF YOU/ BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE/ WORTHY OF OUR DEAD/ THESE GAVE THEIR/ LIVES THAT YOU/ WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST/ ERE YOU FALL/ ASLEEP/ (Regiments followed by Names) Base: THIS WAR MEMORIAL ERECTED IN 2008/ REPLACES THE ORIGINAL MEMORIAL/ WHICH WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR IN 2006/ THE REMAINS OF THE ORIGINAL MEMORIAL/ CAN BE VIEWED IN THE GROUNDS OF ADVIE CEMETERY

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 71
Died: 71
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, decorations
Order of names: regiment THEN rank
Additional Information: There is a strong, but unproven, likelihood that this is actually 14 fallen and 50 served & returned

Maintenance History: 2008: Replacement for the memorial column damaged in 2006 (Our ref. 8697). The remains of the original memorial can be viewed in the grounds of Advie Cemetery

Unveiled

9th November 2008

UNKNOWN

Dedicated