Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Hamilton
- Town
- Larkhall
- County
- Strathclyde
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians, Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
- Maker
- Scott and Rae (Sculptor)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: November 1921
Attended by:
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 6006
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Current location
In memorial garden
Hamilton Road
Larkhall
Hamilton
Strathclyde
ML9 1DA
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NS 75948 51909
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Latin cross set on a tapering shaft , octagonal plinth with names and an octagonal flight of three steps. At the rear of the memorial is a wall with tablets containing the names. The whole is surrounded by cast iron railings.
- Inscription
- WW1: ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL COMMUNITY/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF LARKHALL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ (names) WW2: THE PEOPLE OF DALSERF PARISH RECORD WITH PRIDE AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 45/ (names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allan, Walter
Allen, Victor J T
Alston, A
Anderson, Andrew
Anderson, C A M
Anderson, Charles
Anderson, Joseph
Anderson, William
Archibald, Andrew
Archibald, Arthur C
See details for all 323 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 239
Served and returned: 0
Died: 239
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, decorations
Order of information: regiment THEN surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 81
Served and returned: 0
Died: 81
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, service, forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, service, forenames
Order of information: Undefined - Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 3000mm, height 6300mm, width 3000mm
Materials: Granite - Creetown - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Creetown - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Creetown - Fence/ Railing
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wrought Iron
- Cross
- Condition
- Larkhall
- WMO ID: 148591
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 10-02-2016]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- [includes lots of images]- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=585&mforum=warmemscot
- Carter Postcard Collection
- More detail on the Northern Ireland Casualty- www.nivets.org.uk/ROH/certs/M0805.pdf
- UK Roll of Honour Citation for the Northern Ireland Casualty- veterans.mod.uk/roll-of-honour.php?SerialNo=X10370
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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