Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
West Lothian
Town
Livingston
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Indonesian Confrontation (1963-1966)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53712

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Current location

Just inside gates of churchyard
Old Parish Church
Kirk Lane
Livingston
West Lothian
Lothian
EH54 7AY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 03723 66921
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Celtic cross in polished marble on top of a plinth of the same stone, the plinth having a castellated carved top. The plinth is fixed to a two-stepped stone base with a brick-paved path leading to it, set within a low shrubbery hedge. A commemoration and names are engraved on the front and reverse faces of the memorial.
Inscription
Front face: 1914-1918/ (Names...)/SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE EMPLOYEES OF THE DEANS WORKS/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW WORKMEN Back face: 1939-1945/ (Names...)/IN REMEMBRANCE/ INSCRIBED BY BRITISH LEGION/ WOMEN'S SECTION AND FRIENDS/ LIVINGSTON STATION Side Face: (Name...)/22nd SAS/DIED AUG.1964/NORTH BORNEO
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aiton, William
Anderson, James
Bothwell, Frank
Cathie, Archibald
Crawford, Hugh
Croal, John
Ferguson, George
Fleming, John
Forrest, Richard
Gibb, Charles
See details for all 40 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, middle initial, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetical within regiment
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename, middle initial, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetical within regiment
  • Indonesian Confrontation (1963-1966)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Red
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Red
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Red
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5651&mforum=warmemscot
  • BALLYMONEY HEROES 1914-1918 by THOMPSON, ROBERT Published:AUTHOR , 1999 BUSHMILLS

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