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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Sandness And Walls Ed
Town
Walls
County
Shetland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2 Sep 1923
    Attended by: Mrs Andrew of The Manse
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6068

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Current location

road junction opposite Walls School
Walls
Sandness And Walls Ed
Shetland
ZE2 9PQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: HU 24171 49472
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The memorial consists of a freestanding red sandstone Celtic cross with carvings surmounting a tapered plinth and square base. The memorial is raised on a stepped base and is surrounded by cast iron railings. The whole war memorial site is surrounded by a boundary wall and is located at the road junction opposite the school
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND TO COMMEMORATE THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / WALLS DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / (Names) /THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE 1939 - 1945 / (Names) //
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Coutts, John S
Coutts, Laurence
Coutts, Robert
Dowall, James
Fraser, Andrew
Fraser, Christopher
Fraser, John W
Fraser, Peter
Fraser, Walter
Henderson, James W
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, home place, service
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename, surname, service, home place, place of death
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, home place, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Battlefield Cross or Marker
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
Condition
History
In 2014 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £2,010 for works to the boundary wall to the memorial which was in poor condition. The existing harling and coping stones have deteriorated to the point the repair is not feasible. To address these issues works to replace both the harling and the coping stones were undertaken on a like for like basis. In 2015 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £4,470 for works to the memorial stepped base and low level railings. The stepped base was badly cracked and crumbling, while the ironwork railings were corroded due to flaking paint. To address the issues the stepped base was repaired and the ironwork railings cleaned and repainted.
Costs

Memorial: £165

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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