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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Cunninghame
Town
West Kilbride
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 November 2003
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53647

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Current location

Leather bound book downstairs in display case
loose leaf copy upstairs in the museum.
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Public Hall & Institute (otherwise known as the Village Hall)
Arthur Street
West Kilbride
Cunninghame
Strathclyde
KA23 9EN
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 20352 48234
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Leather bound book listing all men from the parish who died in the First and Second World Wars. In oak display case with glass top. Also, a loose leafed copy with further information about all men from the parish who served.
Inscription
Unknown
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adam, George
Adams, David
Adamson, James
Adamson, Robert
Aitken, Daniel
Aitken, William L.
Alexander, Archibald C. E.
Alexander, James S.
Alexander, Thomas Edmund
Allan, James
See details for all 672 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 604
    Served and returned: 471
    Died: 133
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, service, date of death, age at death, manner of death, place of death, relationships, decorations, service number, place of burial, regiment.
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 36
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 36
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, service, date of death, age at death, manner of death, place of death, relationships, decorations, service number, place of burial, regiment.
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname.
Components
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper, Leather
  • Case
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak, Glass
Condition
History
The loose leafed copy of the leather bound book is updated whenever further information is discovered about anyone from the parish who fought in the wars.
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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