Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Kirkliston
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), First World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1st May 1920
    Attended by: Miss Paterson, Ingliston House
  • Dedicated
    Date: 10th November 1946
    Attended by: Rev. D. Williamson, M.A.
  • Unveiled
    Date: 10th November 1946
    Attended by: Major Roger Hog, Newliston House
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1st May 1920
    Attended by: Rev. Mr Macinnes
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86171

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Current location

Kirkliston War Memorial
Corner of Queensferry Road (B800) and Main Street
Kirkliston
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH29 9AD
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 12575 74584
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Obelisk with tablets for WW1 and WW2 names, at roadside with low wall behind.
Inscription
ERECTED / BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / BY THE INHABITANTS OF / KIRKLISTON, NEWBRIDGE / AND WESTERTON DISTRICTS / TO THE MEMORY OF OFFICERS / NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 WW1 names on two sides 1939 - 1945 / (WW2 names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adie, John
Aitken, William
Allan, George
Arbuckle, James
Arbuckle, James
Baird, John
Begbie, John
Bennie, Walter
Bentley, Charles G.
Billie, William
See details for all 77 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 64
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 64
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forenames, surname
    Order of information: rank THEN surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forenames, surname
    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: rank, forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Costs

Site: NIL
Comments: Site presented by Sir John Stewart Clark.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • West Lothian Courier - Friday 15 November 1946
  • The Scotsman 4 October 1919 -KIRKLISTON WAR MEMORIAL -The Committee appointed by the inhabitants of Kirkliston and district have approved of a war memorial design prepared by Mr John Jordan, architect, Edinburgh. A very suitable corner site has been presented by Sir John Stewart Clark. The memorial's chief feature is an obelisk on a stepped base, with stone paving and walls.
  • West Lothian Courier - Friday 14 May 1920 -WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED AT KIRKLISTON.-IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY. (drawing of the memorial)
  • West Lothian Courier - Friday 12 May 1922 -KIRKLISTON WAR MEMORIAL-Committee dissolved as work completed and accounts settled.
  • Linlithgowshire Gazette - Friday 12 April 1946 -WAR MEMORIAL RESTORATION-The chairman then spoke the alterations required and informed the meeting that the names had been obliterated for security reasons, and they proposed to put a new stone panel with the four names of those men who made the supreme sacrifice in this war.
  • West Lothian Family History Society www.wlfhs.org.uk/index.php/war-memorials/kirkliston-war-memorial/
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=715&mforum=warmemscot

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