Tinwald Memorial

WM name reference IWM5864


Current Location:

A701 junction to Tinwald (Kirk Bank Road) Amisfield Town Nithsdale Dumfries And Galloway DG1 3LH


Description:

Truncated pyramid of rough stone surmounted by A Celtic cross


Campaign:

World War 1


Inscription:

o'clock face upper-IN/GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/OF/THE MEN OF TINWALD PARISH/WHO FOUGHT/AND DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER" 3 o'clock & 9 o'clock faces-[WW1 names] 6 o'clock face lower-AND OF/(NAMES)/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND/GREAT WAR 1939-1945


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Graham William 3-8-1917 Tinwald 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.