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The fountain stands in the northern half of NS4076 : Dumbarton Cemetery. The inscription on the near side is extremely worn in places, but the sense of the text makes it possible to fill in the gaps (compare the inscription at NS3974 : Dumbarton Rock: White Tower Crag).

"Erected by the London-Dumbartonshire Association
President – Sir Iain Colquhoun, Bart, KT, DSO, LLD,
Lord Lieutenant of Dumbartonshire
to the honoured memory
of those of the county
who lost their lives
by enemy action
1939-1945"

The far side of the fountain (shown in NS4076 : Memorial fountain) bears the very worn remnants of a crest and a Latin motto: NS4076 : Memorial fountain (detail).

[Although it is not recorded on the inscription, the memorial was unveiled in September of 1949. Sir Iain Colquhoun had been Lord-Lieutenant of the county from 1919 until his death in November 1948, but was succeeded in that role by Major General Alexander Telfer-Smollett, who performed the unveiling of the memorial.]