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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Newhaven
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88925

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Current location

In the cafe area. The main body of the church is now flats
the church uses the basement
7
Newhaven Parish Church
Craighall Road
Newhaven
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH6 4ND
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 25379 76911
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Rectangular bronze plaque with raised capitalised lettering. The memorial commemorates those connected to the Newhaven Parish congregation who killed or served during the First World War.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN LOVING AND HONOURED/REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE CONNECTED/WITH THIS CONGREGATION WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/[names in 2 columns]/ALSO IN THANKFULNESS FOR THE/SERVICE AND PRESERVATION OF/[names in 3 columns]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alvey, Archibald
Armit, Napier
Balfour, Thomas M
Banks, William
Cantley, Thomas
Carnie, Thomas
Cobban, William M
Crawford, A P
Douglas, H
Eckford, George
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname, forenames, service, regiment (only for the fallen), rank (only for the officers)
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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