Memorial

Kilmarnock Football Club

Kilmarnock Football Club WW1/WW2 tablet

Source: Copyright Alasdair J Malcolm

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Current Location

On the wall of the entrance to the Main Stand (Gate 5), Kilmarnock Football Club, Rugby Park, Rugby Crescent, Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock And Loudoun, KA1 2DP, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

NS 42017 37423

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 98829
Description: Rectangular polished black marble tablet, with incised gold lettering. (Each of the casualties is also commemorated on separate tablets within the Memorial Garden at the Club, which record their dates of death - see our record 98830).
Inscription: In Memory of the Signed Players of Kilmarnock Football Club/ who were Killed In Action during the The Two World Wars/ 1914-1918/ (names)/ 1939-1945/ (name)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 7
Died: 7
Information shown: Forename, surname, decorations, military unit, additional
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename, surname, Military unit
Additional Information: Merchant Navy

History

Maintenance History: Formerly hung on a boundary wall, the memorial was moved in 2021 to the more prominent location at the entrance to the main gate.

Conservation

Custodian: Kilmarnock Football Club

Components

Tablet

Height: c600mm

Width: c900mm

Made from: Marble - Black

Condition: Good