Duffus War Memorial
Posted in Trips, War Graves, War Memorials at 12:00 on 13 December 2023
The village of Duffus itself was once called New Duffus, and lies just to the west of old Duffus where only the old church remains.
It has a War Memorial situated in the grounds of the more modern Duffus Kirk.
It is a simple stone cross on a hexagonal pillar above a hexagonal plinth, Duffus Kirk behind:-
Dedications and names:-
Names:-
There is a Commonwealth War Grave in the kirkyard. Private D More, Seaforth Highlanders, 22/4/1918, aged 22:-
Plus a gravestone with a Second World War death dedication to James Grant, killed in Belgium, 1940, aged 19:-
The kirkyard also contains a military grave, that of chief Technician Dennis M Robertson, RAF, 3/8/1992, aged 53:-
Tags: Commonwealth War Graves, Duffus, Duffus Kirk, First World War, Second World War, the Great War, War Grave, War Memorials, World War 1, World War 2, WW1, WW2, WWI, WWII
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