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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
West Lothian
Town
Blackburn
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Aden Emergency (1963-1967), Non-Specific Conflict, Non-Specific Conflict
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20 November 1925
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel D.M. Sutherland (unveiling of the WW1 tablet at the Baillie Institute)
  • Placed
    Date: 1990s
    Attended by: The modified memorial incorporating the sword hilt (designed by Bill Millan), was erected
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53689

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Current location

It stands in front of the Almondvale Gardens sheltered housing complex
East Main Street
Blackburn
West Lothian
Lothian
EH47 7QT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 98934 65449
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • East Main Street
    Blackburn
    West Lothian
    Lothian
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Baillie Institute
    Blackburn
    West Lothian
    Lothian
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Cross in the form of an elaborate sword hilt, rising from a sloping stepped base in which the two name panels are inset.
Inscription
(Left plaque): 1914 - 1919/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF BLACKBURN WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE (Right plaque): 1939 - 45/ (Names)/ ADEN 1964/ (Name)/ OSNABROOK 1977/ (Name)/ CHELSEA 1978/ (Name) (On step): IN REMEMBRANCE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allan, A
Allan, J
Bonnes, J
Brown, J
Bryce, D
Burt, J
Cadden, T
Carr, G
Crane, J
Doolan, F
See details for all 46 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials of forenames, surname, decorations, regiment/service
    Order of information: In descending order of rank, then alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: service/regiment, rank, initial of forename, surname, decorations
    Order of information: service THEN rank
  • Aden Emergency (1963-1967)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Place of death, year of death, regiment, rank, initial of forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Non-Specific Conflict
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Place of death, year of death, regiment, rank, initial of forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Non-Specific Conflict
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Place of death, year of death, regiment, rank, initial of forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
History
In 1925 the WW1 tablet was erected at the Baillie Institute. The WW2 tablet was reputedly also installed on that building. When the Baillie Institute was scheduled for demolition in the 1990s, the original memorial tablets were removed, and incorporated into a modified memorial that included the sword-hilt designed by Bill Millan, and was placed in East Main Street. (It has not been established when the inscriptions were added to the WW2 tablet re the later casualties at Aden, Osnabruck and Chelsea).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: WW1 tablet paid for by public subscription
Reference

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