St Cyrus War Memorial - Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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N 56° 46.433 W 002° 24.641
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Grey granite war memorial outside the parish church in the village of St Cyrus on the east coast of Scotland.
Waymark Code: WM13THT
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/17/2021
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The village of St Cyrus is situated above the cliff-top on the North Sea coast of Scotland, in the extreme south-east corner of Aberdeenshire (formerly Kincardineshire). The parish church lies on an elevated site close to the cliffs and is prominent due to its tall steeple. At the entrance to the church is the war memorial commemorating the men of the parish.
The memorial takes the form of a grey granite cross above an octagonal shaft and pedestal which contains the inscriptions in black leaded lettering. The main inscription reads as follows:
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF St CYRUS PARISH WHO DIED ON SERVICE IN THE GREAT WARS 1914-1919 1939-1945 "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"'
There are 38 names and rank from WWI:
Capt. N Fraser
Lt. Ivor Forsyth Grant
Capt. D McD. Porteous
Lt. A Webster
Serg. W Crowe
Serg. W Rattray
Cpl. F Davidson
Cpl. J Warden
L Cpl. W Hall
L Cpl. A Taylor
L Cpl. D Watson
Pte. G Addison
Pte. D Anderson
Pte. A Balfour
Pte. J Burnett
Pte. J Davidson
Pte. J Balneaves
Pre. J Gove
Pte. W Gove
Pte. W Hampton
Pte. G Hay
Pte. R Hay
Pte. D Abernethy
Pte. W Jarvis
Pte. W McHardy
Pte. D Milne
Pte. G Mowat
Pte. A Mugg
Pte. F Abernethy
Pte. R Mugg
Pte. G Murray
Pte. F Nicholl
Pte. A Petrie
Pte. J Reid
Pte. A Robertson
Pte. D Smart
Pte. J Taylor
Pte. D Waldie
A further 11 names were added from WWII.