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    Memorial

    Troon

    Overview of the memorial

    Source: Copyright Irvine Stuart

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    Current Location

    Facing out to sea, South Beach Esplanade, Troon, Kyle And Carrick, KA10 6EJ, Scotland

    OS Grid Reference

    NS 32106 30799

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    Type of Memorial
    Allegory (eg: Victory)
    WMR Reference Number
    2004
    Description
    The Troon war memorial is a tall and tapering grey granite pedestal 13' high with a vitruvian scrolled band below the memorial panels and is surmounted by a 10'6" high bronze allegorical figure of Britannia by the sculptor Walter Gilbert of Birmingham. The monument stands on a raised paved area which is backed with a low grey granite wall terminated by low pylons and incorporating a bench for seating. The names of the dead of WWI are listed on bronze tablets on the sides of the pedestal. The names of the dead of WWII are on a bronze tablet which has been set into the face of the bench behind which echos many of the details of the pedestal. It stands on the foreshore esplanade next to the Walker Hall and car park.
    Inscription
    Plinth: THIS STATUE/ WAS PLACED/ TO/ COMMEMORATE/ THE MEN OF/ TROON WHO/ SEEKING THE/ WELFARE OF/ THEIR COUNTRY/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN SO DOING/ AND ARE NOW/ RESTING IN AND/ BEYOND THE SEAS/ LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS/ [Names] Screen Wall etched either side of the plaque: 1939 1945 Plaque: AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING- WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ [Names in 8 columns]
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    160
    Died
    160
    Information shown
    surname, forenames
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    68
    Died
    68
    Information shown
    Surname, forename
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • H H Martyn and Co., Founder / Foundry

    • WALTER HENRY GILBERT, Sculptor

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    30 November 1924

    Brigadier General Walker & Mrs D Moore

    Components

    Sculpture

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Plinth

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Wall

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    • Our website http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.2232/fromUkniwmSearch/1
    • http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1151&sid=759aaedc259487284e22ebdc2c13a3ca&mforum=warmemscot
    • The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 30th November 1924 by Brigadier-General Walker assisted by a Mrs. D. Moore. In his speech (as reported in ther Ayrshire Post, December 5th 1924) Walker spoke of Troon's contribution to the war stating that in 1914 the population of the town was 6,628 and fully 1,000 men joined the ranks, 618 volunteering at the outbreak of war and 177 'making the supreme sacrifice while 212 were wounded.' He also noted the presence at the ceremony of the 17th H.L.I. which was so closely associated with the town, and the fact that Troon had donated £1,390 to the Erskine Hospital for a Troon Bed and was home to a Red Cross Hospital throughout the war years. The Glasgow Herald also gave a description of the sculpture describing it as 'Britannia erect and majestic with the Victory in her hand, and the chains of bondage snapped, holds out the palm to those of her sons who lie buried beyond the seas. Britain stands on an island girt by sea, as represented by the archaic treatment above the plinth.' And in the programme it states 'In preparing this scheme, it has been the desire of the sculptor to bring consolation to the bereaved, and an inspiration and an example to generations of the future.'