Macduff War Memorial

WM name reference IWM8664


Current Location:

Summit of Canker's Knowle. The Knowes Fife Street Macduff Banff And Buchan Grampian AB44 1YA


Description:

Octagonal tower with castellated top and tablets with the names in black lettering set into each wall.


Campaign:

World War 2


Inscription:

Upper tablet 6 o'clock face: 1914 1919/ 1939 1945/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ ANDIN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE/ MEN OF MACDUFF WHO/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN/ THE GREAT WARS/ THEIR MANE LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE. Lower tablet: THE FOUNDATION STONE/ WAS LAID BY/ PRINCE AND PRINCESS ARTHUR/ OF CONNAUGHT/ 15th APRIL 1920. Face one: 1914-1919/ (Names) Face two: 1914-1919/ (Names) Face three: 1914-1919 (Names) Face four: 1914-1919/ (Names) Face five: 1939-1945/ (Names) Face six: 1939-1945/ (Names)


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Donald Edward 11-8-1944 Macduff 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.