Memorial

Kinross

Memorial Setting showing inscribed paving

Source: Copyright Gilmour Strang

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Current Location

On the B996, In front of the former County Buildings, High Street, Kinross, Perth And Kinross, Tayside, KY13 8AA, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

NO 11891 02462

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 82854
Description: Stone column on a square pedestal, and surmounted by a small stone cross. The WW1 dedication and names are inscribed on inset tablets on the 4 faces of the pedestal. The WW2 names are on a bronze plaque on the base of the 6 o'clock face of the pedestal, with an additional (ATS) name carved into the stonework below. There is also a bronze plaque for a casualty in Sarawak in 1965.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face of pedestal-TO/THE PROUD/MEMORY/OF/THE MEN/OF THE TOWN/AND THE PARISH/OF KINROSS/WHO LAID DOWN/THEIR LIVES/IN/THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919 Other 3 faces of pedestal- [names] WW2 Plaque - AND OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE/WORLD WAR 1939-1945/[names in 3 columns, plus the extra name in the stonework] Sarawak Plaque - SARAWAK 1965/[name] AT the entrance from the High Street is an enscribed paving - LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER/ SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES/ ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 103
Died: 103
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, decorations
Order of names: surname THEN forename
Additional Information: The newspaper report says 101 names, but none seemn to have been added out of sequence

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 22
Died: 22
Information shown: surname, forenames, service, rank
Order of names: surname

Conservation

Components

Column

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Pedestal

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

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Kinross

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Kinross

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Memorial Details

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