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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), Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89007

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Current location

410-412
St Andrew's Church
Easter Road
Leith
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH6 8HT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 27237 75685
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • Formerly Junction Road United Free Church to 1929
    then Junction Road Church of Scotland to 1975
    33
    St Thomas' Church
    Great Junction Street
    Leith
    City Of Edinburgh
    Lothian
    EH6 5HX
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
  • 9
    St Thomas' Church
    Mill Lane
    Leith
    City Of Edinburgh
    Lothian
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NT 26731 76361
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
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Description
Dome headed white marble tablet. Below the base is an added on section with further names- it is unclear of these are extra WW1 names, or the WW2 names (the latter being the more likely) so they are recorded here as 'unknown conflict'. Below the tablet is a metal plaque on wooden backboard recording the 1975 relocation from Mill Lane
Inscription
Tablet- 1914 + 1918/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/[names in 3 columns]/"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/[names in 3 columns] Plaque-TRANSFERRED FROM/ST THOMAS' PARISH CHURCH/MILL LANE, LEITH 11TH MAY 1975
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abernethy, James
Ainslie, Robert
Alexander, William
Allan, William
Anderson, Charles
Anderson, John
Ayre, George
Ballantyne, James
Baptie, Thomas C
Barclay, David
See details for all 139 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 127
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 127
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Unknown
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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