Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Glasgow
Town
Glasgow
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15 November 1921
    Attended by: LT-GEN SIR FRANCIS J DAVIES KCB, KCMG, KCVO
  • Dedicated
    Date: 15 November 1921
    Attended by: REV DR JAMES MACGIBBON MC
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13356

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Current location

Facing into concourse.
Glasgow Central Railway Station
Gordon Street
Glasgow
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G1 3PE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 58794 65311
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Elaborate plaque fixed to the south front of the stone arches leading to Gordon St. At top is device of lion rampant, enclosed with wreath. Each side of the memorial is a flag and wreath combination with a crown at the peak of the staff, bound with swags of laurel to the central panel with the inscription. The names are in six columns with a palm tree branch, symbolic of peace at their foot. In front of the memorial is a collecting box fashioned from artillery shells of various calibres, with a plaque on the largest. By May 2018 this is LOST. On the plinth has been added a WW2 plaque (see Our ref. 61029)
Inscription
TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF/ THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adam, Harry
Alexander, David
Alexander, John
Allan, Matthew
Allison, George
Anderson, John
Anderson, John
Anderson, Thomas
Anderson, Thomas
Anderson, William
See details for all 704 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 704
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 704
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initals of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Trophy / Relic
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 60mm, height 2400mm, width 1050mm
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Responsibility
Current Station Operator
Reference
  • Railwaymen of Cumbria Remembered: A Roll of Honour in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the service of their Country during the Great War 1914-1918 by Peter Robinson p.7 Published:Cumbrian Railways Association 2008
  • Transcription of Names List-www.lostancestors.eu/memwar/G/GlasgowCS.htm
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=3063&mforum=warmemscot
  • The Railway Magazine v.49 p.433 (1921); v.50 pp.72-3 (1922)
  • The Times 16 Nov. 1921 p.12 col.a
  • Railway Gazette 18 Nov. 1921

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