Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Glasgow
Town
Rutherglen
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86514

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Current location

Inside the club
155
Rutherglen Bowling Club
Stonelaw Road
Rutherglen
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G73 3NY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 61624 61649
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass Plaque with supplementary plaque below to record the damage it incurred in WW2, which has not been repaired
Inscription
Plaque 1: RBC/ROLL OF HONOUR/[names of the fallen]/1914 1919/[names of the served and returned in 2 columns] Plaque 2: THIS MEMORIAL WAS DAMAGED BY /BOMB SHRAPNEL DURING /AN ENEMY AIR RAID /IN THE 1939 – 1945 WAR/[ a bomb fell on the south green causing damage to the clubhouse and green]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Banner, Henry
Bartholomew, William
Bell, R I
Bishop, Donald
Chapman, John
Clark, James
Crawford, Andrew
Drennan, James
Fletcher, John
Halliday, John
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 18
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, regiment
    Order of information: the fallen by surname THEN the served by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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