Castle Douglas War Memorial
WM name reference IWM8549
Current Location:
On roundabout at junction A713 King Street and A745 Oakwell Road Castle Douglas Stewartry Dumfries And Galloway DG7 1JY
Description:
Elaborate octagonal column market cross containing town coat of arms (Heart and Crown) on square plinth bearing bronze name tablets. The whole set on octagonal four stepped base. There is a dedication plaque, 2 separate plaques for the WW1 names (with a third small, plaque below for 2 extra names), a different plaque for the WW2 names, and a 6th plaque for the Malayan Emergency casualty Burgh arms on top
Campaign:
World War 2
Inscription:
Plaque 1-1914 1919/THEIR NAME/LIVETH/FOR/EVERMORE Plaques 2-4: [names] Plaque 5: 1939 1945/THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/[names] Plaque 6-MALAYA 1950/BY ENEMY ACTION/[name]
| Surname | First Name | Date of Death | Name of Memorial(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark | Thomas | 9-2-1944 | Castle Douglas War Memorial | View |
Further information:
Find more information about a specific soldier visit findmypast. The Scots Guards are delighted that their Enlistment Books from 1840 to 1938 are now available at:
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.
