Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Clydesdale
Town
Crawford
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53618

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Current location

Beside village hall
opposite the school
Carlisle Road
Crawford
Clydesdale
Strathclyde
ML12 6TP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 95666 20567
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Parish Church
    Crawford
    Clydesdale
    Strathclyde
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
A square base and tapering plinth of granite surmounted by a granite, tapering wheel cross with a carved sword on front face. Commemoration and names on front face of base and plinth as well as right side of plinth, all in black lettering
Inscription
FRONT PLINTH: CRAWFORD PARISH/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR FOR CIVILISATION/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES) FRONT BASE: "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" 3 O'CLOCK FACE: HERE ARE/ SIX NAMES/ TO REMEMBER/ (NAMES)/ BRAVE YOUNG MEN/ WHO DIED/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1939 - 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bertram, George
Brown, John Y
Duggan, Charles William
Fairbairn, David
Fairbairn, Robert
Gibson, William
Gilchrist, Robert
Hope, James
Ketchen, John
Kirk, Thomas
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: rank THEN regiment THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: width 1050mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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