South Nesting School

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Nesting And Lunnasting Ed
Town: South Nesting
County: Shetland
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 8877

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Current location

School
South Nesting
Nesting And Lunnasting Ed
Shetland
ZE2 9PP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: HU 45049 54019
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Two Brass Plaques (one for each conflict) in a combined wooden frame

Inscription

SOUTH NESTING SCHOOL/In Memory of/THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/[names] 1939-1945/[names]

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Anderson, John
Gear, Charles Bruce
Gear, Magnus
Gear, Magnus Arthur
Gear, Robert
Georgeson, Thomas
Irvine, James John
Irvine, Robert
Laurenson, Laurence Peter
Rendall, Hector
See details for all 13 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of information: surname
First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of information: surname

Components

First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

The Scottish Military Research Group - warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic5646.html - Accessed 21 January 2016.

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