Moray HER - NJ05NW0162 - FORRES WAR MEMORIAL

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Primary ReferenceNJ05NW0162
NameFORRES WAR MEMORIAL
NRHE Card No.NJ05NW135
NRHE Numlink 172299
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 31627
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 1
Details Forres War memorial, built by A Marshall Mackenzie in 1922, with the sculptor Alexander Carrick. It commemorates those who died in the First and Second World Wars, and the Gulf Conflict. It is in the form of a 10 feet (3 meters) bullfaced whinstone pedestal, surmounted by a bronze figure of a helmeted highland soldier standing at ease, right foot slightly forward. The pedestal sits on a circular stepped ashlar plinth. The crests of the Seaforths, Admiralty and Gordons are also displayed. The stone for the pedestal comes from Wester New Forres quarry, and the plinth is of Aberdeen granite. A full transcription of the memorial is held in the AAS Digital Archive. Amongst those commemorated is William Anderson VC - see also NJ15SW0052 for a commemorative paving stone for William Anderson VC. In front of the war memorial is a small pillar dedicated to the crew of a Nimrod from RAF Kinloss which crashed in Afghanistan in 2006.
Last Update22/04/2022
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerCH
Date of Compilation06/05/2009

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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
PEDESTALSWHINSTONEBULL-FACEDF100
PLINTHSCIRCULARSTEPPEDG100
CRESTS  H100
MEMORIALSWORLD WAR I A100
MEMORIALSWORLD WAR II B100
MEMORIALSGULF WAR C100
FIGURESBRONZE D100
MEMORIALSWAR E100