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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Leith
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: November 1928
    Attended by: Rev. T. B. Stewart Thomson, M.C., B.D.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88859

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Previous locations
  • Lockhart Memorial Church
    Albion Place
    South Leith
    City Of Edinburgh
    Lothian
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
Description
White Marble Tablet in 3 panels for WW1 with a WW2 addition abutting it, and now an integral part below. The WW1 tablet has the dedication below a wreath in relief, the names A to H in the left hand panel and K to S in the right hand panel. This appears to have replaced the memorial from its predecessor church- St Mungo's- our reference 88860
Inscription
WW1: [names]/TO/THE GLORY OF/GOD/AND IN MEMORY/OF THOSE WHO/GAVE THEIR LOVES/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/"AT THE GOING DOWN/OF THE SUN/AND IN THE MORNING/WE WILL REMEMBER/THEM"/[names] WW2: 1939 WE REMEMBER ALSO THOSE WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1945/[names in 3 columns]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Archibald J
Ainslie, William
Batchen, Arnot
Burton, David
Chisholm, Alexander
Combe, Alexander H E
Cubitt, Walter K
D'ath, George
Duncan, David
Durie, George B
See details for all 38 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=4131&mforum=warmemscot
  • From The Scotsman, 07-Nov-1928. EDINBURGH CHURCH'S WAR MEMORIAL.– In the Lockhart Memorial Parish Church, Edinburgh, a war memorial has been unveiled and dedicated by Rev. T. B. Stewart Thomson, M.C., B.D. The memorial, which is of white marble, contains the names of twenty-three members of the congregation who made the supreme sacrifice.

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