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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Bressay
Town: Bressay
County: Shetland
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 8885

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Current location

Parish Kirk
Mail
Bressay
Bressay
Shetland
ZE2 9EN
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: HU 49315 40997
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description

CONVEX HEADED WHITE MARBLE TABLET SET INTO A STONE FRAMED NICHE. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING

Inscription

THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE./ 1914. 1919./ (NAMES)/ ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF BRESSAY/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR HOME AND KINDRED

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Anderson, John W
Cray, Samuel
Deyell, Lewis
Gifford, John W
Gifford, Ocilvy
Gray, James
Halcrow, William
Hunter, John
Hunter, William
Kirkpatrick, Charles
See details for all 16 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: depth 40mm, height 1040mm, width 690mm
Materials: Marble - White
Frame
Measurements: depth 60mm, height 1340mm, width 1050mm
Materials: Stone

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-ftopic4195.html - Accessed 21 January 2016.

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