Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Two light stained glass window with scroll reading 'THINE O LORD THE VICTORY' across top of both. Left light shows armoured knight wearing scarlet cloak, holding a banner. Other shows an angel with green and white robes holding a wreath over the head of a seated soldier. Letters IS in tracery light.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Kincardine-in-Menteith Parish Church
Street
A84
Town
Blair Drummond
District
Stirling
County
Central Scotland
Country
Scotland
Postcode
FK9 4UX
OS map ref
NS 71909 98849
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of Scotland

Kincardine-in-Menteith WW1 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
(window): TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ (names)/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
War
How many names are listed in total?
9
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?
9
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname, forename
How is this information ordered?
surname
Please include any additional information here
NOTE- The home addresses are NOT shown in the memorial in spite of their being in the newspaper report
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?
Unknown
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Glass
Dimensions
How high is the component?
244cm
How wide is the component?
152cm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
other
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Memorial Cost
Additional information related to cost or sponsorship
Memorial paid for by parishioners.
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MESSRS JAMES BALLANTINE
What role did they have in the making?
Designer
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Unveiled
When did it take place?
31 July 1921
Who was present?
Sir A.Kay Muir,Bart, of Blair Drummond
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Dedicated
When did it take place?
31 July 1921
Who was present?
Rev. G N Leslie
References
References
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=7086&mforum=warmemscot
WAR MEMORIAL WINDOW IN KINCARDINE CHURCH

On Sunday,Sir A.Kay Muir,Bart, of Blair Drummond unveiled a stained glass window in the Parish Church of Kincardine-in-Menteith,which was dedicated as a memorial to the men who lost their lives in the Great War.
The service was conducted by the Rev.GN Leslie,who preached an appropriate sermon and offered up the dedication prayer.The"Last Post" was sounded by a bugler of the Argyll&Sutherland Highlanders from Stirling Castle.
Surmounted with the words "Thine,O Lord,is the Victory" the window symbolises Warfare and Victory,and depicts the fighting and victorious soldier.The names of the men are at the foot of the window,along with the following inscription:-"To the glory of God and in memory of....who laid down their lives in the Great War,1914-1919.`Greater love hath no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends`"
The men`s names are:
David Bowie,Bankhead;
John Johnstone,The Gardens,Blair Drummond;
Robert Yule,Meldrum;
James Connelly,The Gardens;
Wm Millar.Coldoely?;
Nicol Graham,Summer Light? Cottage;
John Moffat,The Gardens;
Arch.Honeyman,Blair Drummond Schoolhouse;
James Morrison,Carrat Cottage.