War Memorial - Kirkton of Kinnettles, Angus.
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member creg-ny-baa
N 56° 36.524 W 002° 56.596
30V E 503482 N 6273834
Celtic cross style memorial at the Kirkton of Kinnettles in the county of Angus, Scotland.
Waymark Code: WMY6K3
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/01/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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Kinnettles is a rural area three miles south of the town of Forfar in the county of Angus. The Kirkton is a small hamlet on the B9127 road that runs through the parish. It consists of a group of houses and two former churches, the parish church, now a private dwelling, and the Free Church which became the Duncan Hall in 1919, and it is in front of here, facing the road that the World War I memorial stands.

It is in the form of a celtic cross with wheelhead that adorns the top, carved in relief with celtic interlace. Below, a plinth tapers to an octagonal stepped base. Facing the road is the inscription and names in lead lettering, the inscription reads:

'1914-18 in GRATEFUL MEMORY of the GLORIOUS DEAD'

The names are as follows:

2nd Lt. DAVID S. MacHARDY Royal Engineers

SGT. WILLIAM DOUGLAS 16th Canadian Scottish

Lce. Cpl. ROBERT MOUG 4/5th Black Watch

PTE. GEORGE BEATTIE 4/5th Black Watch

PTE. JOHN FYFE 5th Black Watch

TPR. CHARLES HADDEN 5th Dragoon Guards

PTE. CHARLES HOOD Argyll & Sutherland Hldrs.

PTE. DAVID LACKIE Highland Light Infantry

PTE. JAMES S. PATTULLO Canadian Seaforths

PTE. ALEXANDER ROY Highland Light Infantry

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

Physical Address of Monument:
War Memorial
Kirkton of Kinnettles
Forfar, Angus Scotland
DD8 1TQ

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