Buckie war memorial centenary set to be celebrated with special community service
A community is being invited to gather and celebrate the centenary of their local war memorial.
Saturday, April 12 will see military veterans and members of the public gather at Buckie war memorial to mark 100 years to the day since it was unveiled.
Doing the honours that day was Lt Col John Dawson DSO to dedicate the memorial to the memory of all the local men who had perished in World War I.
Saturday’s ceremony is due to begin at 12 noon, with the service being conducted by Rev Canon Jeremy Paisey from Buckie All Saints Episcopal Church.
The Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire Andrew Simpson will open the ceremony before saying a few words of introduction.
Joining the list of guests will be Maj (Ret) Maurice Gibson, Lt Col (Ret) Gordon McKen, MSP Karen Adam and Councillor Sonya Warren.
Commissioned by the then Buckie Town Council in 1921, the memorial was designed by John Kinross and sculpted by William Birnie Rhind. Originally erected in the middle of Cluny Square it was later moved after being judged a traffic hazard.
