Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- City Of Edinburgh
- Town
- Edinburgh
- County
- Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 87480
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- Description
- Metal Plaque in a stone frame on a wall. The cemetery is opposite the former Parkside Works of the company, now (2008) where the Scottish Widow's offices are (although this report was not compiled until December 2019). This memorial was almost certainly at those works originally.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THOMAS/ARTHUR NELSON AND THE/PARKSIDE MEN WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/[names in 4 columns]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Amos, Thomas
Anderson, Geo.
Anderson, H G
Arnot, T G
Black, William
Blake, Peter
Bowmer, H
Brunton, A
Callendar, G
Campbell, W M
See details for all 81 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 81
Served and returned: 0
Died: 81
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Plaque
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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