The town of Montrose lies on the east coast of Scotland in the north-east part of the county of Angus. The town lies on a spit of land between the tidal Montrose Basin to the west, and the North Sea coast to the east. A strip of open ground, named the Mid-Links, runs north to south between the town centre and the beach, and is split by roads separating it into small areas of parks. One of them is Hope Paton Park, named after Miss Hope Henderson Paton, the daughter of a Montrose merchant, who donated £2,000 to the council for the development of the Mid-Links in 1902. A bowling green was opened in 1904 in the park, and just to the south, the war memorial was unveiled in 1922.
The memorial consists of a tall grey granite pedestal, with a bronze figure of Victory clutching a wreath, and standing on a ball above the pedestal. The figure was carved by Montrose sculptor, Henry Snell Gamley, and the memorial was unveiled on June 10th 1922 by Sir James Warrack.
All four faces of the pedestal carry a bronze plaque, with the main south-facing side featuring a large wreath headed by the town's coat of arms. The inscription reads as follows:
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE BELONGING TO THE BURGH OF MONTROSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN A GREAT CAUSE 1914-1919'
The remaining three plaques contain 334 names and rank.
Cpl. Alexander L. Adam
Pte. Alexander Adams
Pte. C. Adamson
C.S.M. Andrew Aitken
Tpr. E.L.D. Aitken
Gnr. Arthur Alexander
L/Cpl. George Alexander
Pte. Gordon Alexander
Pte. Alfred Allan
Pte. William Anderson
L/Cpl. W. Anderson
S.M.N. C. Andrews (Mer-Mar)
Pte. William Annat
S.M. William Arbuthnott
Cpl. J. Bain
Cpl. Robert Baird
Gnr. David D. Balfour
Pte. Walter Barker
Pte. Adam Beaton
L/Cpl. William Beaton
Cpl. Francis Beattie
Cpl. Frederick Beattie
Pte. John Beedie
Pte. J.M. Bell
Pte. Andrew Birse
Pte. William Birse
Spr. James Black
Major Cpl. John Black
Pte. William Black
L/Cpl. Charles I. Bowman
L/Cpl. Andrew Brown
P.O. John Brown 1st Class
Pte. Robert McM. Brown
Cpl. Harry Bruce
Pte. David Burgess
Pte. Robert Burgess
Pte. Samuel Burgess
Wireless Op. W.D. Burgess
Pte. John Burleigh
L/Cpl. John Burness
A.B. Peter Cairns
Cpl. John T. Campbell
Pte. James Cargill
Pte. William Carr
Maj. J. Chalmers D.C.M. M.C.
Cpl. Joseph Charles
Spr. D. Christie
Pte. William Christie
2nd Lt. A.S. Duncan Clark
Cpl. Alexander S. Clark
Cnr. David Clark
2nd Lt. Alexander N. Clarke
Cnr. David Cobb
Pte. Frank Cobb
Pte. William Cobb
Pte. David Cooper
Wireless Op. E. Corothie
Pte. William Corrall
Cpl. David L. Cooper
Pte. Arthur G. Coutts
Pte. W.G. Craik
Capt. C. Crane (Mer.Mar.)
Sgt. James Cranston
Pte. Alexander Croll
Sgt. Albert E. Crowe
Sgt. W.S. Crowe
M. Reg. Capt. J. Cruikshanks
Cpl. Charles L. Cuthbert
Pte. Harry Cuthbert
Pte. Albert Dakers
Cpl. George Dakers
Pte. Robert Dakers
C.S.M. George Davidson
Pte. Harold I. Davidson
L/Cpl. James Davidson
Pte. John Davidson
Capt. Ronald R. Davidson
Pte. William T. Davidson
Pte. Alexander Davie
L/Cpl. Alexander Dawson
Pte. David W. Dempster
Liuet.Col. Arthur Dickson
Pte. James W. Dobbie
Pte. William J. Durward
Minesweeper Alex Douglas
2nd Lt. Francis Douglas
L/Cpl. Gordon Douglas
Stkr. William Douglas
Pte. James Dryden
Pte. J.S. Duguid
Leading Seaman A. Duncan
Sgt. Andrew B. Duncan
Pte. David P. Duncan
Gnr. Edward Duncan
Pte. Frank Duncan
2nd Lt. J.A. Gordon Duncan
Pte. Ronald Duncan
Sgt. William Duncan
2nd Lt. Martin Dunn
Pte. William Dunn
Pte. Robert Dye M.M.
Pte. Andrew Easson
Pte. William Easson
L/Cpl. D.L. Edwards
Pte. David Emslie
Sgt. David Emslie
Spr. James B. Fairweather
2nd Lt. J.R. Falconer
Pte. Robert Falconer
Pte. David Fawns
Capt. Douglas A. Fenton
Pte. Robert Ferrier
Pte. George Findlater
Pte. J.P. Findlater
Cpl. G. Findlay
Pte. James B. Findlay
Pte. Robert H.S. Findlay
Pte. George Finney
Wireless Tec. Ben Fitchett
Pte. John Fitchett
Pte. John Forbes
Pte. John Forbes (Canadians)
Pte. William Forbes
Pte John G. Forrest
Capt. W.A. Forsyth
Cpl. Edward Fotheringham
L/Cpl. R. Fraser
Gnr. George Fyfe
Pte. Charles G. Gardyne
Pte. John L. Gaudie
Pte D. Gemlo (Scottish Rifles)
Pte. D. Gemlo (Black Watch)
Pte D.W. Gemlo (Argyle & Suth.d)
Pte. Alexander C. Gibb
Sgt. John Glennie
Sgt. Walter McH. Graham
Lieut. J.A.A. Grassie
Trumpeter J.D. Gray
Pte. Alexander Grewar
Bomr. W.M. Hall
Cpl. James Hammond M.M.
Pte William Hammond
Pte. D.M. Hampton
L/Cpl. John F. Hampton
Pte. George Hanney
Sgt. James Harris M.M.
Pte. Duncan McL. Henderson
Pte Hugh Hendry
Driver Allan Herschel
Bmr. Thomas Hogg
Piper Arthur N. Howie
Gnr. David L. Hunter
Pte. David Hutcheon
Pte. D. Inverarity
L/Cpl. Arthur H. Johnston
Bmr. George Johnston
Pte. James Keiller
Sgt. Alexander Keiller
Pte. John Keir
Pte. John Kemlo
Pte. E.M. Kerr
Lieut. Douglas Key
Pte. John Kidd
Cpl. George Lamb
L/Cpl. Charles Lamond
Pte. William Lamond
A.B. David C. Catto
Pte George Lauder
P.O. Henry Lawson
Sgt. Thomas Livingstone
Pte. George Low
L/Cpl. John S. Low
Pte. William Low
Gnr. William Lowson
Pte. David C. Lyall
Pte. Frank Mands
Sgt. John Marjoribanks
Leading Hand George Marnie
Capt. Angus H. Mearns
Pte. James P. Middleton
Pte. Alexander Milne
Cpl. A.L. Milne
Pte. Alfred Milne
Capt. E.R. Milne D.C.M. Bar M.C.
Pte. James M. Milne
Pte. Joseph Milne
Pte. Joseph Cameron Milne
Lt. Sydney S.B. Milne D.C.M.
Pte. William Milne
Spr. William P. Milne
Pte. Alexander Mitchell
Gnr. David Mitchell
Pte. D.J. Mitchell
Cpl. James Mitchell
Lieut. James Mitchell
Sgt. R.F. Mitchell
Pte. Robert Mitchell
Pte. David Moig
Pte. Kenneth Pirie Moir
L/Cpl. W.D. Moir
Capt. E.K. Molesworth
Surg. D.W.K. Moody M.D. R.N.
Pte. James Moore
Pte. Robert Moore
Pte. James Morrison
L/Cpl. William Morrison
Pte. William Moug
Sister R. McM. Munro R.R.C.
Pte David Murray
Pte. John Graham Murray
Cpl. William Murray
C.S.M. Robert Murray
Sg.Mn. James D. McDonald
A.B. William McDonald
2nd Lieut. Robert A. MacFie
Tpr. Ewen MacIntosh
Sgt. David MacIntosh M.M.
L/Cpl. J. MacIntosh
Spr. Alexander McKenzie
Tpr. Fenton McKenzie
Pte. George S.S. McKenzie
Pte. William D. McKenzie
S/Pte. Ralph H. McLean
Sgt. James Nicol
Pte. Alexander A. Nicol
Pte. John Ogg
Pte. David Oliphant
Pte. Adam A. Pairman
Pte. William Paterson
Pte. Alexander Paton
Pte. James Paton
Pte. William Pert
P.O. George Petrie
Pte. David Phillips
Pte. Frederick G. Piggins
Lieut. Edward Pinnington
2nd Lieut. William Prout
Gnr. A Rae
Pte. Allan Rattray
Pte. George Reid
Cpl. Thomas Reid
Pte. William Reid
Pte. John Rennie
Pte. Thomas N. Richardson
Pte. Francis Riddoch
L/Cpl. William E.S. Ripley
Pte. Ralph F. Ritchie
Gnr. H.A.P. Robb
Acting P.O. David Robertson
L/Cpl. John Robertson
L/Cpl. William Rodgers
Pte. Alexander Ross
Pte. Charles C. Ross
Pte. David Ross
Pte. William Russell
Pte. David Ross Pirie
Sgt. F.J. Summers
Spr. Bruce A. Scott
Pte. David A. Scott
Pte. Robert P. Scott
Sgt. Adam Shand
2nd Lieut. Alexander Shand
Pte. David Shand
Pte. Robert Shearer
Pte. James S. Shepherd
Bmr. Norman W. Shepherd
Gnr. Alexander C. Sheret
Pte. William Sherrit
Pte. William Sherrie
Lieut. Edward Silver
L/Cpl. George Skene
L/Cpl John C. Small
Pte. Aubrey Bowin Smart
Pte. Alexander Smith
Smg. John Smith
Pte. Robert M. Smith
Sgt. R.T. Smith
Sgt. James Spence
Pte. W.H. Steele
R.N.I. Alex N. Stewart
Pte. Frederick Stewart
Piper L/Cpl. John S. Stewart
C.O.M.S. R.S.D. Stewart
Pte. A.P. Stephen
Pte. E. Stephen
Gnr. George A. Stephens
L/Sgt. Arthur W. Stone
Signal. W.M. Stormont
Pte. Andrew Sunter
Pte. Charles B. Taggart
Lieut. H.F.T. Renny Tailyour
Pte. Charles Tavendale
L/Sgt. James Tavendale
Cpl. James Tavendale
Pte. Peter Tawse
Pte. John Tavendale
Pte. John M. Thomson
Pte. A. Thomson
Pte. Francis Thomson
Pte. Robert C. Thomson
L/Cpl. William Thomson
Pte. Alexander Towns
Pte. James Towns
Pte. Josh Towns
Pte. Arthur G. Tulloch
Pte. William Tulloch
Sgt. D.P. Tyrie D.C.M.
L/Cpl. Adam Valentine
Act.Bat.S.M. A.G. Valentine
Pte. James Valentine
Sgt. James Valentine
L/Cpl. Joseph Valentine
Pte. David Waldie
Pte. H.J. Walker
Pte. James G. Warden
Sgt. Henry Wark
Sgt. David A. Watt
Spr. D.J. Watt
Gnr. J. Watt
Pte. Alexander Webster
Pte. Joseph Webster
Sgt. Joseph Webster D.C.M.
2nd Lt. Thomas F. Whimster
Pte. A. Whyte
Pte. Charles Whyte
Pte. George Whyte
Pte. R. Whyte
Sgt. Reuben E. Williams
Cpl. Charles Wood
Pte. Edward Young
Sgt. John Young