Orchardhill WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Renfrew
Town: Giffnock
County: Strathclyde
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 90394

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Current location

12
Orchardhill Parish Church
Church Road
Giffnock
Renfrew
Strathclyde
G46 6JR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 56346 58704
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description

Bronze plaque on a grey stone backboard in a wooden frame

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN /HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION /WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919/ OF WHOM THOSE NAMED BELOW/ HAVE PASSED FROM THE SIGHT OF OUR EYES/ BUT WILL NEVER LOSE THE LOVE OF OUR HEARTS. /[names in 2 columns]/NAUGHT BROKEN SAVE THIS BODY LOST /BUT BREATH

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Anderson, Robertson T
Binnie, David Willis
Brown, John S
Caird, John C L
Gibson, Robert
Grainger, George
Gray, Jack
Gray, John Leslie
Haldane, Douglas W
Kennedy, John D
See details for all 22 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 0
Died: 22
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename

Components

Undefined
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
Undefined
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

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