Kilmarnock War Memorial

WM name reference IWM5962


Current Location:

Opposite The Dick Institute who keep the key for access when it is locked. Elmbank Avenue Kilmarnock Kilmarnock And Loudoun Strathclyde KA1 3BU


Description:

Hall of Remembrance with ionic pillars at the entrance. Inside there is a marble floor, There are 6 Bronze Plaques for WW1 and 2 for WW2 with names, also Brass Plaques for Korean war and Northern Ireland Casualties, and a Bronze Figure of Victory. The 850 WW1 names originally have subsequently been added to.


Campaign:

World War 1


World War 2

Inscription:

Exterior: TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Plaque: IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE MEN & WOMEN/ OF KILMARNOCK WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE TWO WORLD WARS Plaques, two to seven: (WW1 Names) Plaques, eight & nine: 1939 - 1945/ (Names) Plaque 10- IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE KOREAN WAR/[names] Plaque 11- IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN NORTHERN IRELAND/[name]


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Abbott Robert 23-9-1943 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Bruce Robert 10-2-1944 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Clark John 23-6-1944 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Duncan Andrew 10-2-1944 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Gibson Alexander 22-8-1944 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Little James 10-2-1944 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
MacKenzie Duncan 29-4-1943 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Miller Hugh 18-4-1945 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
MacMaster William 4-10-1944 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Dunbar John 18-12-1914 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Green Fred 16-5-1915 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
McCabe Hugh 25-1-1915 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Ness George 25-1-1915 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Ness William 5-8-1917 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Peacock James 27-9-1915 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Quigley Hugh 17-6-1917 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Russell William 28-3-1918 Kilmarnock War Memorial View
Sinclair David 16-5-1915 Kilmarnock War Memorial View

Further information:

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If you have information on a specific memorial please send it on to the Historical Committee. The Memorial information required is:

  • Who or what formation of the Regiment is named on the memorial. What event, dates or other inscriptions on the memorial.
  • The country, nearest town/city or other details of location.
  • A description of the memorial with a photograph if possible.
  • For bigger sites a copy of any advertising information or leaflets would be useful.

Please sent any information that you find to: Michael Campbell-Lamerton


As the information on the database builds up Michael Campbell-Lamerton will be sending regular updates to Archives at RHQ who remains the point of contact about for inquiries on past members of the Regiment.