Muthill War Memorial - Perth & Kinross, Scotland - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The war memorial commemorating those lost from Muthill parish, is situated on the apex of Thornhill Street and Willoughby Street on the main A822 route through this Perthshire village between the towns of Crieff and Auchterarder. It is a Celtic cross constructed of Aberdeen granite designed by Crieff architect, Charles T. Ewing, and constructed by Muthill builder, John T. McRobbie. It was unveiled on July 3rd 1921 in the presence of the Earl of Ancaster of Drummond Castle.

The Celtic cross tops the memorial above a tapered shaft on a rectangular plinth on a low stone step amidst a gravel area at the northern tip of Highlandman Park. The inscription on the main face looking north reads as follows:

'IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF MUTHILL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 AND IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD FOR THE VICTORY THEIR VALOUR HELPED TO WIN

LET THOSE COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN

MCM XII'

On the two side faces of the plinth are 33 names and units.

W. Brown - R.G.A.
Rev. G. Condie - C.F.
J. Crawford - R. Highrs.
W. Douglas - Munitns.
E. Faighney - Scot. Rif.
A. Farquharson - R.F.A.
S. Fearn - A. & S.H.
A. Ferguson - R.A.S.C.
W.A. Ferguson - Scot. Horse
H. Findlay - Scot. Gds.
D. Gow - Gord. Highrs.
J. Hood - R. Highrs.
W. Mackie - Scot. Horse
M. Maitland - R. Highrs.
T. McGregor - R.S.
P. Malloch - Nyasaland Volunteer Field Force
R. Mayes - R. Wel. Fus.
J. McAra - R.E.
W. McLeod - R.F.A.
P.I. McCorist - Anzac
D. Scrimgeour - R. Highrs.
Lt. A. Shard - R. Highrs.
J. Shaw - Scot Gds.
A. Sinclair - Drag. Gds.
G. Smith - R. Highrs.
D. Taylor - R. Highrs.
D. Taylor - R. Highrs.
J. Taylor - R. Highrs.
W. Taylor - R. Highrs.
G. Wishart - Scot. Gds.
Comm. the Hon. P. Willoughby - R N.
J. Waddell - Australians

Six further names were added from WWII above the inscription on the shaft.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 07/03/1921 Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Unknown Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Muthill War Memorial Willoughby Street Muthill, Perth & Kinross Scotland PH2 5AD Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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