Methlick War Memorial - Aberdeenshire, Scotland - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The village of Methlick lies in the centre of Aberdeenshire some twenty miles to the north of the city of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland. The war memorial of the district is situated next to the main B9170 road through the village in a garden area next to the old churchyard and the ruins of the old church, with the current church just to the south.

The memorial was designed by George Watt and unveiled on September 25th 1921. It takes the form of a cenotaph surmounted by a wreath in relief. Below is a plinth which contains the inscription and names in black lettering on all four sides. The memorial lies within a circular grass mound surrounded by railings.

The inscription reads as follows:

'ERECTED IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS DISTRICT WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919'

There are 46 names with ranks and units on three of the sides.

GORDON HRS.
Captn. George A.G. Moir
Sergt. George Gray
Sergt. Alex. G. Leask
Cpl. Herbert W. Burr
Cpl. Alex. G. Mutch
L.Cpl. Andrew F. Burr
L.Cpl. Charles S. Shepherd
Pte. Wm. M. Barclay
Pte. George Burr
Pte. John Duncan
Pte. John Forsyth
Pte. Alex. W. Gordon
Pte. Peter Gray
Pte. Thomas Gray
Pte. Wm. B. Gray
Pte. James Ironside
Pte. John Leith
Pte. George Middleton
Pte. Alex. Murray
Pte. James W. Taylor
Pte. David A. Webster
Pte. Norman C. Will
SEAFORTH HRS.
Pte. James Shand
CAMERON HRS.
Pte. Duncan Coutts
Pte. Archibald Stewart
A & S HRS.
2nd Lieut. Ian C. Fraser
R.F.A.
Gunr. George Porter
Dr. George R. Cheyne
Dr. Robert Park
M.G.C.
Pte. Henry Bailey
Pte. George Duncan
A.S.G.
Pte. Alex. Jaffray
R.E.
Spr. Andrew Fraser
K.O.S.B.
Pte. Robert J. Low
Pte. Wm. B. Ronald
ROYAL SCOTS FUSRS.
Lieut. Edgar H. Ewen
ROYAL SCOTS
Pte. John I. Wright
NORTHUMBERLAND FUSRS.
2nd Lieut. Harry G. Germain
SCOTS GUARDS
Gdsmn. Gordon Webster
KING EDWARD'S HORSE
Cpl. John Gordon
CANADIANS
Pte. Joseph Coutts
Pte. Hugh Gerrie
Pte. James Morrison
Pte. George Wilson
AUSTRALIA
Pte. Gilbert Tennant
NEW ZEALAND
Pte. Alfred Stuart

A further 15 names were added to the fourth face from WWII.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 09/25/1921 Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Unknown Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Physical Address of Monument: Methlick War Memorial Methlick, Aberdeenshire Scotland AB41 7DZ Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Website for this Monument: Not listed

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