Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Glasgow
Town
Giffnock
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28 November 1920
    Attended by: Mr John Gilmour Bart. DSO MP
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28 November 1920
    Attended by: Revd W White Anderson MC of Bellahouston Parish Church "conducted the service"
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
90427

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Current location

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Giffnock South Parish Church
Greenhill Avenue
Giffnock
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G46 6QX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Pedimented 3 panelled wooden board. The central panel has the names of the fallen, the 2 side panels the names of the served
Inscription
Left Hand Panel-THEY/HAZARDED/THEIR LIVES/[names A to Campbell MacCulloch] Centre Panel-+/FAITHFUL/UNTO/DEATH/[names]/THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918 Right Hand Panel-THINE/O LORD IS/THE VICTORY/[names David MacCulloch to Tilley]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allan, John
Bain, Alex. W
Ballantyne, Robt. E
Baxter, John
Brodie, John
Brown, James M
Brown, John S
Burns, Chas. P
Burns, Harry
Cameron, Robt.
See details for all 57 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 57
    Served and returned: 49
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: date of death for the fallen; surname for the served
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5589&mforum=warmemscot
  • Unveiling report- Glasgow Herald 29 November 1920
  • Transcription of the fallen- James S. MacGregor – Estaires 6 April 1915 Arthur B. Finlinson – Beaumont Hamel 13 Nov. 1916 Fred. Ross Munro – Beaumont Hamel 18 Nov. 1916 John S. Brown – Peronne 3 April 1917 James McGregor – Fontaine Les Croiselles 20 May 1917 Wm. Peach Scott – Gaza 8 Nov. 1917 Herbert M. Shearer – Jerusalem 23 Nov. 1917 Ralph R. Scott – Merville 28 June 1918

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