Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
A stained glass window depicting an armoured figure with a sword with an angel above.
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
Changed Country - England to Scotland. SF
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building No
2
Building Name
Dundee Dental Hospital and School
Street
Park Place
Town
Dundee
District
Dundee
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Postcode
DD1 4HR
OS map ref
NO 39738 30003

2nd Lieutenant W P Rettie - Windows Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH. /
TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF WILLIAM PHILIP RETTIE, /2ND LIEUTENANT THE BORDER REGIMENT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT CAUSE ON THE /SOMME 1st JULY 1916. THIS HOSPITAL IS/ GIFTED AND THIS WINDOW DEDICATED BY/ HIS FATHER, MOTHER, BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
First World War (1914-1918)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death.
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
If yes, what are the sponsor's details?
Hospital gifted in his memory by Mr and Mrss William Rettie and family
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Lieutenant Ballantine, North Scottish R.G.A.
What role did they have in the making?
Designer
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Messrs A. Ballantine & Son, Edinburgh
What role did they have in the making?
Makers
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Opened
When did it take place?
16th May 1918
Who was present?
Major William Guy, R.A.M.C., Dean of Edinburgh Dental Hospital
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Dedicated
When did it take place?
16th May 1918
Who was present?
Rev. A. W. Fergusson
References
References
There is also a brass tablet in the outer vestibule.
Tablet is a gift of Mr Rettie's fellow Directors.
Dundee Courier - Friday 17 May 1918 Page 2
DUNDEE'S FACILITIES FOR DENTAL TRAINING
ARE NOW SECOND TO NONE IN THE KINGDOM.
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Second Lieutenant W. P. Rettie
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Second Lieutenant W. P. Rettie
Date Taken
16/04/2026
Who took or provided this image?
Anon.
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
3895
Media Image Width
2540
Second Lieutenant W. P. Rettie
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
Second Lieutenant W. P. Rettie
Date Taken
16/04/2026
Who took or provided this image?
Anon.
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
550
Media Image Width
1255
Media ID
153515
Second stained glass window
What is the image's caption?
Second stained glass window
Who is it credited to?
Karen Mitchell
Date Taken
04/07/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Karen Mitchell
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
2048
Media Image Width
1536
Second Lieutenant W. P. Rettie
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
Second Lieutenant W. P. Rettie
Date Taken
16/04/2026
Who took or provided this image?
Anon.
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
4000
Media Image Width
3000
Media ID
2720
Stained glass window
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Stained glass window
Who is it credited to?
Matthew Jarron
Date Taken
2013
Who took or provided this image?
Matthew Jarron
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
3294
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
2lt_w_p_rettie_dundee_dental_hospital_and_school_cmatthew_jarron1_2013.jpg
Media Image Height
1595
Media Image Width
998