Candlish United Free Church

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: City Of Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
County: Lothian
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 53595

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Current location

This was Candlish United Free Church until 1929
then Candlish Parish Church until union with John Ker Memorial Church in 1981 when it was renamed
36-38
Polwarth Parish Church
Polwarth Terrace
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH11 1LU
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 23648 71889
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description

Sandstone tablet with a thistle at top between the dates and crowned angels at bottom left and right

Inscription

1914 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS CHURCH WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ (names in 2 columns)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Baston, William A
Bertram, Frederick
Borthwick, Robert
Bremner, James
Brown, Joseph
Cowie, William A
Crawford, Charles S
Dorrat, William
Drummond, John
Dunlop, Robert
See details for all 25 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 25
Served and returned: 0
Died: 25
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forenames, surname, decorations
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone

Condition

Polwarth
WMO ID: 255366
Condition: Poor [last updated on 14-10-2019]
Help update these details if the condition is wrong

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=600&mforum=warmemscot

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