Mauchline War Memorial
Posted in Trips, War Memorials at 12:00 on 22 August 2023
Mauchline‘s War Memorial is a huge sandstone pillar surmounted by an urn, on a square base.
Dedication (underscored by “While victory shines on life’s fast ebbing sands, O! Who would not die with the brave!”)
World War 2 dedication plus names and Great War names:-
Great War names:-
Great War names plus inclusion for Flying Officer James Douglas Gordon and the RAF motto “Per ardua ad astra.”
(Artificial) Floral Tributes at base of Memorial with flower pots labelled “Lest we forget”:-
Tags: First World War, Mauchline, Second World War, the Great War, War Memorials, World War 1, World War 2, WW1, WW2, WWI, WWII
