Riverton First World War memorial

Riverton First World War memorial in c1987.

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Riverton memorial in May 2008.

Site Style Ornamentation Unveiling Date No of Dead
Park/gardens Cross       80

Inscription on the Riverton Memorial

This information provided courtesy of Mark Portnick.

One column on the monument has:

TO THE GLORY
OF GOD AND
OF THOSE OF
THIS TOWN
AND DISTRICT
WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES
IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918

carved into the stone work itself.

Then follows the names of those who died in the First World War which are on four marble plaques attached to the monument.

PLAQUE ONE:

ALLEN J.
ANDERSON R.
BARRON N.
BEER F.
BEER L.W.
BLACKBURN R
BLACKMORE W.E.
BONIFACE J.
BROWN SISTER M.S.
BUCHANAN R.
BURT W.
BUTLER J
CAMPBELL M.
CLOUGHLEY L.J.
COLLINSON A.
COLLINSON C.
COOK R.L.
COUPAR S.J.S.
CRAIG A.J.
DICKSON C.

PLAQUE TWO:

DUTTON E.A.
DWYER W.
FISHER C.
FORSYTH N.L.
FREW C.
FREW D.A.
GEARY E.
GEARY F.
GILMAN J.
GRAY W.
GUISE W.
HALL H.
HAMILTON C.
HEWAT A.S.
HEWAT J.P.
HOARE S.
HUNTER D.
HUNTER H.
HUNTER J.W.
HUNTER W.G.

PLAQUE THREE:

HUGHES W.
HUNTER F.W.
JOHNSTONE J.T.
LAURIE E.G.
LAURIE F.H.S.
LAURIE R.W.S.
MACLEOD J.K.
MCBRIDE M.
MCINTOSH J.
MCINTYRE J.
MCINTYRE E.S.
MCIVOR R.
MCKAY F.J.
MCPHEE D.
MCNICKLE T.F.
MILLS S.W.
MILNE R.T.
NICHOLSON R.H.
O'DONNELL D.
OFFICER W.

PLAQUE FOUR:

PANKHURST M.
PANKHURST W.G.
PARKER A.
RODERIQUE A.
RODERIQUE S.
ROLFE J.
RYAN J.
SAUNDERS J.
SMITH E.E.
SMITH J.G.D.
SIMTH R.A.
STEVENS A.
SUTTON J.S.
THOMSON J.C.
WHITE A.S.
WHITE B.
WHITE D.
WILSON T.
WOHLERS A.
WRIGHT A.E.J.

Another column has carved into the stonework:

GRANT TO THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST

At the base of the monument is another marble plaque:

WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
THESE MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

BLACK D.L.
BLACKIE J.
BULMAN C.T.
COSTER W.T.
DECLIFFORD M.C.
DECLIFFORD T.L.
HASLEMORE F.S.
HAYES M.
HUTCHINSON C.J.
IRWIN S.D.L.
ROBERTS D.C.
STANLEY N.J.
STAUNTON T.
STROUD W.H.
STUART C.A.
STUART W.D.
TWEEDIE R.M.
WILKES D.
WILSON F.S.
WARD J.C.

Community contributions

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Fiona Bishop

Posted: 02 Apr 2010

Hi i go to Riverton regularly (originated from there) I can pass on any photos for you if you like.

Poncet

Posted: 11 Feb 2010

Hello, I am French. With my wife, I went to Riverton a month ago. I took a picture of a woman owning a store. She was knitting a pullover. I want to send him a photo. Could you please give an email adress of somebody living in your city ? Thanks for your help Michel Poncet