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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Leith, Edinburgh
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76484

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Current location

North Leith Parish Church
Madeira Street
Leith
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH6 4AX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 26261 76544
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • North Leith United Free Church
    Ferry Road
    Leith
    Edinburgh
    City Of Edinburgh
    Lothian
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: United Free Church
Description
2 Stone Tablets, one for each conflict. The WW1 tablet has a domed head, the WW2 tablet is rectangular
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM/THIS CONGREGATION WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/[names in 2 columns] REMEMBER ALSO THOSE WHO FELL/IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/[names in 2 columns]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Batchelor, Douglas
Baxter, A Kidd
Beaton, James A
Bogle, A Blyth
Brown, David W
Buchan, Edward
Calder, William
Campbell, A Colin
Clark, Fred C
Clunas, James W
See details for all 59 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 48
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 48
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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