Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Monklands
Town
Glenboig
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86613

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Current location

Parish Church
Main Street
Glenboig
Monklands
Strathclyde
ML5 2QT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 72335 68569
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Brass Plaque for WW1, in a pedimented frame and shelf below. Below this shelf is a WW2 plaque fixed to the 2 vertical supports for the shelf.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS/CHURCH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/[names in 6 columns]/ALSO IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED/[names in 6 columns]//ALSO THOSE WHO FELL IN THE/SECOND WORLD WAR/[names]/"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Joseph
Adams, William
Beattie, John
Beattie, William
Bell, Malcolm
Black, Matthew
Blacklock, Thomas
Blair, John
Blakeley, Robert
Boak, Thomas
See details for all 119 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 115
    Served and returned: 98
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, decorations
    Order of information: the fallen by surname THEN the served (in no discernible order)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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