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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Table
District
Motherwell
Town
Motherwell
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86595

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Current location

43-47
Baptist Church
Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
Motherwell
Strathclyde
ML1 1RT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 75679 56524
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
Wooden Communion Table with 3 plaques on the front face. The central one is for WW1, the left hand one for WW2 and the right hand one for the epitaph. Note that The Scottish Baptist Magazine lists one additional WW1 casualty- Private James Allan S/15706 Cameron Highlanders died 11 May 1915
Inscription
Central Plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN LOVING MEMORY/OF THE MEN FROM THIS/CONGREGATION WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/THE GREAT WAR/[names] Left Hand Plaque: 1939/1945/[names]/THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES/THAT WE MIGHT LIVE Right Hand Plaque:+/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Alexander
Chapman, James
Clark, Robert
Corbett, Alexander
Findlay, Charles
Laidlaw, Robert
Mandle, George
Mcdonald, Alexander
Melrose, John
Melrose, William
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Table
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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