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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Glasgow
Town
Newton Mearns
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
90464

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Current location

Mearns Kirk
Mearns Road
Newton Mearns
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G77 5DE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 54240 55057
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Wall mounted, landscape oriented nowy-headed marble backboard supporting a bronze plaque. The nowy-headed area contains a laurel wreath encircling a thistle and cross. A raised-edge border encloses the raised inscription and names.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF / XXI MEN OF MEARNS PARISH CHURCH WHO / IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM LAID DOWN THEIR / LIVES IN THE WAR 1914 – 1919. THEIR NAMES ARE / INSCRIBED HEREON SO THAT THOSE WHO / WORSHIP IN THIS PLACE MAY EVER HAVE BEFORE / THEM A RECORD OF THEIR GLORIOUS SACRIFICE. / (21 NAMES) / “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS”
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Close, Robert
Close, William
Cunningham, Finlay
Dowie, Nelson
Drysdale, Adam
Ferguson-pollock, R C
Hamilton, Andrew
Hamilton, George
Hamilton, Thomas
Hardie, William
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, initial, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Green
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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