Memorial

Newmill

Source: Copyright Duncan Harley

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Centre of the Village, The Square, Newmill, Moray, Grampian, AB55 6TT, Scotland

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NJ 43516 52525

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Clock or clock tower
WMR Reference Number: 8666
Description: Upper clock portion has a sandstone cornice coming out of corbels with rope moulding. The clock part is surmounted by a closed in belfy.
Inscription: Tablet 1-NEWMILL/WAR MEMORIAL/UNVEILED 2ND JULY/1923 Tablet 2 (west wall)-"DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/TO COMMEMORATE THE SACRIFICE MADE BY/THE MEN OF THE QUOAD SACRA PARISH OF NEWHILL/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/AND WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON/GORDON HIGHLANDERS/[names] Tablet 3 (east wall)- [remainder of WW1 names] Tablet 4-IN GRATEFUL AND/AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/PATRIOTISM AND FREEDOM/DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945/[names]/"THEIR NAME LIVETH"

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 47
Died: 47
Information shown: surname, regiment, forenames, rank
Order of names: regiment THEN rank THEN surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: surname,. forenames, rank, service
Order of names: service THEN rank THEN surname

History

Maker(s): Mr F A Robertson, Architect
Messers W A Donald, Builder
Evans of Birmingham, Clockmaker
Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Unveiled

22nd July 1923

Captain D MacKenzie MC

Dedicated

22nd Jul y1923

Col J J George

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