War Memorial - Kemnay, Aberdeenshire.
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Tall granite megalithic column at the southern entrance to the Aberdeenshire village of Kemnay, honouring the fallen of World War I.
Waymark Code: WMYXEK
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/06/2018
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The village of Kemnay lies in the Aberdeenshire countryside around fifteen miles west of the city of Aberdeen. The B993 road enters the village from the south-west and it is on the apex of Station Road that the war memorial stands in full view on a raised area that once in the vicinity of the old station.
The memorial is a tall freestanding rustic column made of granite, probably from the local quarry. It features a three stepped base with, on the upper half, a St.Andrews cross and Celtic cross. On the front face are the names of sixty four men and one woman, along with rank. The inscription along the base reads:
'IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF KEMNAY WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM IN THE GREAT WAR'
The memorial was unveiled on September 24th 1922 by Lieut.-Col. Robert Bruce D.S.O., with a dedication by Colonel Rev. James Smith T.D.. A local doctor was believed to have paid for its erection.
A further ten names were added to the rear from World War II.