Largs

Largs - Taken by Stephen Wagstaff 18 Feb 2008

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Largs War memorial photographed May 2007 and again November 2012 - Taken by Chris Paton 11 Nov 2012

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Largs War Memorial - Taken by Chris Paton 11 Nov 2012

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Largs War Memorial - Taken by North Ayrshire Council 07 Apr 2014

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Elevations - Taken by WMT 11 Nov 2022

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Reference WMO/113624

Address:

Bath Street

Largs

KA30

Scotland

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Status: On original site

Type: Freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace

Description: Serviceman/woman sculpture

Materials:

Unknown Unknown

Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)

About the memorial: Memorial stands on the promenade looking out to sea. Sculptor: William Kellock Brown

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Looking out to sea - There are many fine war memorials across Scotland of which that at Largs is simply one example. Dedicated on the 19 Sept 1921, the latter stands by the shore in a prominent position. It comprises a freestanding stone plinth supporting the three men, whose effigies have been carved from white freestone by the sculptor, William Kellock Brown (1856-1934). In the centre of the group stands the kilted soldier with a rifle in his right hand. To his left kneels a sailor, while to his right sits a colonial soldier looking out in another direction. Behind them is a broken wheel, which may symbolise their sacrifice or possibly the battlefield. A bronze band around the plinth contains the dedication and lists the casualties of the First World War, beneath which is another recounting those from the Second World War. This is a successful match, but commemorating later conflicts on an existing memorial could sometimes prove problematic and It is not uncommon to find the details uncomfortably compressed into an existing design, or the addition of new plaques to either side or even on steps. The Largs memorial and the thousands like it remain resonant symbols to this day. The three men stand in solemn tribute, looking out across the water and away from the home to which they never would return. This year is the 99th anniversary of what was once regarded as ‘the war to end all wars’. If only this had been the case . . .

Historic Environment of Scotland has recorded the location of over 2770 war memorials about which there is often much further detail in its archives. There is, for instance, an extensive collection of plans and photographs relating to the National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle, which was designed by the architect Robert Lorimer (1864-1929). Many of these can now be viewed on CANMORE. Allan Kilpatrick - Data and Recording Projects Officer

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WWI: IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL REMEMBERANCE OF THE MEN OF LARGS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS WWII: ALSO OF THEIR BROTHERS OF A NEW GENERATION WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

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WWI: Pte GEORGE ALEXANDER Pte DAN ALLAN Pte W.N.S. ALLAN Pte DAN BALLIE Pte JAMES P. BALDIE Leut JOHN B. BALDIE Pte JOHN H. BEGG Pte CHARLES M. BEITH Pte CRAWFORD BOYD Pte ANDREW BRADLEY Leut J.F. CAMPBELL Pte ROBERT B. CAMPBELL Pte PATRICK CAULFIELD Pte ROBERT M.COOK Pte WILLIAM COOPER 2ND Leut JAMES CRAWFORD 2ND Leut ROBERT S. CRAWFORD Pte ALEX. CRUICKSHANK Gnr GEORGE A. CUTHBERTSON Serg GEORGE DICK L Cpl HARRY DOCHERTY Pte ROBERT DOCHERTY Leut C.T.L. DONALDSON Pte THOMAS EASSON Pte ALEX. ERSKINE A.B. JOHN FIGGINS Pte JOHN B. FRAZER Pte CONN. GALLACHER Pte ANDREW GALLOWAY 2ND LEUT A.S.F. GOURLAY Dvr J.M. GRAHAM Dvr JOHN HARVEY Pte JAMES HYSLOP Cpr ROBERT HOPKINS A.B. JOHN HUNTER Pte ROBERT HUNTER Pte ANDREW HUTCHISON Serg A.D. JAMIESON Gnr A.J. JAMIESON Pte ARCHIE JOHNSTONE Pte JAMES KELSO Pte WILLIAM KING Pte W.G. LAMB Gnr JOHN MARTIN Pte EDWARD MARTINDALE Pte W. MIDDLETON Spr W. MORRIS Pte ADAM MOODIE Leut GLEN O.MACANDREW 2ND Eng JOHN M.McARTHUR Pte JOHN T. McARTHUR 2ND Leut GEORGE C. MACDONALD L Cpl GEORGE J.S.MACDONALD Pte DAN McGHIE Gnr GEO. McGOWAN L Cpl WYLIE R. McINTYRE Pte J.L. McINTYRE PTE ANGUS MCINNES L/Corp ARCHD. MCKAY Gnr R.D. McKENNIE Tpr JACK McKENZIE Cpr of HORSE PETER MACKIE Pte THOMAS McKIRDY Pte A.A. McLACHLAN Gnr ALEX. McLEAN Pte JAMES S.McLEAN Spr STEWART McPHADEN Pte JAMES. O’DONNELL 2nd Leut A.J.ORR Cpt G.L.PAGAN Pte WILLIAM PATON Pte W.F.PURVES Tpr VICTOR I. REID Gnr JAMES RIDDELL Corp DAVID RYBURN Capt GEO.P.SIMPSON Leut RONALD J.STEWART, M.C. Corp GEORGE STEWART Corp ARCHD. B. THOMSON Serg GEORGE W. WALKER Pte F. WARMAN Pte JOSEPH WATSON A.B. NEIL WATSON Pte JOHN B. WEIR Pte CRAWFORD WILSON WWII: AIRD ALEX. S. ANDERSON WILLIAM BARNETT HENRY E. BLACKSTOCK DUNCAN BLAIR ROBERT W. BLYTH WILLIAM J. BOYCE JAMES M. BRADLEY IAN D. BROGAN JAMES BURGESS FRANCIS G. CAIRNS THOMAS R. CAMPBELL ROBERT CARSWELL JAMES A.C. CORBETT GEORGE COWAN WALTER D. CRAWFORD ADAM CRAWFORD JOHN S. CULLING WILLIAM CULLY WILBERT DEANS EBENEZER M. DEANS GEORGE H.C. DELVIN WILLIAM McK. DOUGLAS JOHN DUNAN JAMES DUNCAN JOHN FERGUSON JOHN M. FREEDMAN JOSEPH G. GORRIE JOHN HENDRY JAMES HENRY WALTER HERBERT ROY G.H. HOLMES ALEXANDER HOPKINS FREDERICK W. JACKSON WILLIAM L.H. MACKIE HUGH Mc L. MAINS JOHN MARSHALL FULTON MAXWELL ARCHIBALD McGREISH JOHN McGUFFIE JOHN MacKAY ALISTAIR McKECHAN ALEXANDER MacKINNON WALTER R. MacMILLAN JOHN K. MacPHERSON ARCHIBALD C. McVEAN WILLIAM NINIAN JOHN O’DONNELL JAMES PICKEN JAMES ROBERSTON IAN H. ROSS ERIC S. SIMPSON ERNEST R. SMITH ALEXANDER P. SMITH DAVID SPIERS ERIC STEWART WM. A.M.B. THOMSON ALEX. URE WILLIAM S. VASEY GODFREY WATSON JAMES WHITELAW HUGH F.D. WILLIAMSON JOHN WILLIAMSON THOMAS WILSON GUY B.S. WITHER JOSEPH B. WOODS DOUGLAS E. YOUNG WILLIAM G.

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