Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Perth And Kinross
Town
Perth
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82120

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Current location

St Leonards in the Field & Trinity Church
Marshall Place
Scott Street
Perth
Perth And Kinross
Tayside
PH2 8AG
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 11627 23166
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Brass Plaque for WW1 with a WW2 plaque directly below, on a shared wooden backboard
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/OF THIS CHURCH WHO LAID/DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR KING AND/COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/MCMXIV - MCMXIX/[names]/GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS// MCMXXXIX - MCMXLV/[names]/THESE ALSO FOR THEIR FRIENDS LAID/DOWN THEIR LIVES
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Birmey, John
Brand, Robert
Brough, Thomas
Cameron, Gibson
Cameron, Peter T
Campbell, Hugh
Christie, Andrew
Crockart, David
Edward, William
Faulds, James
See details for all 31 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: rank THEN surname
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, service
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service
    Order of information: surname with the female last
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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