Wooden Cross from Old Nigg Church
AssociatedAssociated with
Nigg Church
AssociatedAssociated with
Reverend Walter Simpson
(died 1975)
Date1918
Object NameCross
Mediumwooden, brass
ClassificationsWartime
Dimensions43 x 20.1 x 20.1cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2012 by Mr Alan Reid.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS087890
About MeWooden cross on stepped base with chamferred edges and a brass plaque with inscription at the foot of the cross.The plaque is inscribed:
REV. W. SIMPSON / from 1/4 Dorsets, Mesopotamia 1918 / to / Nigg Parish Church / Easter, 1964
The underside of the cross has the following handwritten in crayon:
From / 1/4 Dorsets / MS 7 [or M94 - unclear] / April 1918
Gordon Highlanders Regiment
1918
