Kirkoswald

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Reference WMO/163324

Address:

Parish Church

Kirk Road

Kirkoswald

KA19 8JB

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Wheel cross
Materials:
  • Metal Iron
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: In the southeastern corner of the churchyard. Square step base with angled pedestal, surmounted by celtic cross with decorative knotwork. There are 26 WW1 names on the 6 o'clock face of the plinth, and a further 2 on the 9 o'clock face. The WW2 names are on the 3 o'clock face. The memorial is surrounded by wrought iron railings. The lettering is rather faded in the 2009 images, but had been restored by 2014.
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919 THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ (Names) 3 o'clock face- 1939-1945/[names]

WW1- Andrews John McC. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve/ Crombie Henry A.S.C/ Crossan David R.I.A./ Dalrymple Thomas Gordon Highlanders/ Dobie William R. Highland Light Infantry/ Easton Alexander R.H.A./ Gibson William C. C.E.F./ Harkness Neil Royal Scots Fusiliers/ Jamieson David A.I.F./ Lyons George Royal Scots/ McCracken William Royal Army Service Corps/ McCrindle William A. R.N.R.T./ McCulloch David Machine Gun Corps/ McCutcheon Robert Royal Scots Fusiliers/ McEwan Robert Royal Scots Fusiliers/ McFadzean James G. Scottish Horse/ McNicoll Archibald C.E.F./ Milroy James King's Own Scottish Borderers/ Ritchie David R.H.A./ Rodger John S. C.E.F./ Rogers Alexander Royal Garrison Artillery/ Ross Robert Lovat Scouts/ Scott Andrew Black Watch/ Shinnan William C.E.F./ Slaven Edward King's Own Scottish Borderers/ Slaven John Royal Scots Fusiliers/ Sloan Thomas W. Gordon Highlanders/ Swindale Thomas R. Royal Scots Fusiliers/ WW2- Andrew Robert James Royal Air Force/ Andrew Thomas R.N.P.S./ Marshall James Kings Own Scottish Borderers/ Sutherland James Royal Navy

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