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A grey granite obelisk standing on a square pedestal, with a wreath carved in heavy relief on the face, which rests on three steps. The commemoration and names of the First World War dead are recorded in lead lettering on the faces of the pedestal. The names of the Second World War dead have been added to the faces of the lower section of the pedestal.

Title

War Memorial

Date

1921

Medium

granite

Accession number

KA3_JON_S023

Work type

War memorial

Unveiling date

June 2021

Access

at all times

Inscription description

TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN / ETERNAL REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MEN FROM THE BURGH / AND PARISH OF / STEWARTON / WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / "GREATER LOVE / HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"; top step 6 o'clock face: AND ALSO ARE INSCRIBED THE NAMES OF / THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SCARIFICE IN THE WAR / 1939-1945 (Names)

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