Whitletts War Memorial
Posted in Trips, War Memorials at 12:00 on 19 November 2019
Our trip back home from Dumfries and Galloway took us through Ayr. Whitletts is an area to the northeast of the town. Its War Memorial is in the form of a Celtic Cross on a square plinth.
The cross’s pillar is inscribed with the words, “A tribute of honour and gratitude to the men of this parish who gave their lives for home and freedom in the Great War 1914 – 1919.” Below that are names for The Great War. On the base of the plinth it says, “Lest we forget.”
Reverse. (Great War names):-
The other two sides bear the names for World War 2. Why there was a piece of wire entangled round the plinth I do not know.
Tags: Ayr, Dumfries and Galloway, First World War, Second World War, the Great War, War Memorials, Whitletts, World War 1, World War 2, WW1, WW2, WWI, WWII
