Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bressay
Town
Bressay
County
Shetland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8886

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Current location

Parish Kirk
Mail
Bressay
Bressay
Shetland
ZE 2 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
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ 1939 1945/ (NAMES)/ ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF BRESSAY./ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, William
Anderson, William P
Birnie, George A
Clark, Levi L
Gifford, Adam
Gordon, Peter
Gray, Neil
Linklater, George
Manson, Thomas
Manson, Thomas K
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, service
    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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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