Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Motherwell
- Town
- Cleland
- County
- Strathclyde
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
- Maker
- MR T R ORR (Sculptor)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 18 September 1921
Attended by: SIR ROBERT K STEWART
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44541
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Current location
ouutside Cleland Railway Station
Omoa Road
Cleland
Motherwell
Strathclyde
ML1 5QR
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NS 80250 58416
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A FINELY PROPORTIONED tapered RUSTIC OBELISK on pedestal and 4 stage base. FLAG, SWORD AND LAUREL WREATH IN BRONZE ON FRONT FACE. The dedication is on the 6 o'clock face of the top base, and the WW2 names on the 3 o'clock face of the top base. The WW1 names include 2 Italian soldiers.
- Inscription
- Top Base 6 o'clock face-ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM CLELAND AND DISTRICT/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 All 4 faces of the pedestal-[names] Top Base 3 o'clock face-THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-46/[names in 2 columns]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adair, John
Arnott, James
Barclay, Alexander
Beattie, John
Bell, David
Boslem, Daniel
Brennan, John
Brown, Robert
Campbell, John J
Carrigan, Michael
See details for all 101 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 80
Served and returned: 0
Died: 80
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, year died, regiment, forenames, decorations
Order of information: year died THEN surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service
Order of information: surname - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, rank, service
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Rubislaw - Pedestal
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Rubislaw - Detail
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- Obelisk
- Condition
- CLELAND
- WMO ID: 152499
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 10-04-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate
- Responsibility
- NORTH LANARKSHIRE District Council
- Reference
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=238&mforum=warmemscot
- WISHAW PRESS AND ADVERTISER 23 SEPTEMBER 1921
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