Memorial details

Memorial type
Other structure
District
West Lothian
Town
Linlithgow
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44722

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Current location

St Michael's Church
The Cross
Linlithgow
West Lothian
Lothian
EH49 7AL
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 00235 77284
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
A large, arched, stone adjunct to the church wall with an ornate carved border of leaves and berries. At the top of the structure is a roundel depicting St. George and the dragon, with smaller roundels on each side. Underneath a ridge is a dedication in raised lettering on a gold background. Beneath this are three bronze panels embellished with thistles and trefoils on their sides with WW1 names in raised lettering, with those who died indented. The arch sits in a lower section with a ledge above a further quotation in raised lettering on a gold background. Below is a wide, brass plaque with a wreath in relief at bottom plus WW2 names & rank in raised lettering. The memorial is surmounted by a small cross.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF HIM WHO DIED/ FOR ALL AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT/ WAR MCMXIV - MCMXIX/ (Names...)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (Names...)/ MCMXXXIX - MCMXLV
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 156
    Served and returned: 159
    Died: 156
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname
    Order of information: By surname within rank
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 61
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 61
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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