Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Glasgow
Town
Carmunnock
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1922
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54471

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Current location

Opposite Castlemilk Hall
Waterside Road / Windlaw Road
Carmunnock
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G76 9DT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 59940 57628
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Memorial commissioned by William Stirling Stuart, Laird of Castlemilk Estate in memory of his son Lieutenant James Stirling Stuart who was killed in 1914. Sandstone memorial wall with WW1 plaque above WW2 plaque above horsetrough now filled with plants.
Inscription
(laurel wreath) TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF CARMUNNOCK / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR O VALIANT HEARTS WHO TO YOUR GLORY CAME / THROUGH DUST OF CONFLICT AND THROUGH BATTLE FLAME / TRANQUIL YOU LIE, YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED / YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED (quotation from 'The Supreme Sacrifice' by Sir John Arkwright) 1914 / (names) / 1915 / (names) / 1916 / (names) / 1917 / (names) / 1918 / (names) 1939 (names) 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barclay, T.
Close, Wm. H.
Crawford, T.
Edwards, J. H.
Fairley, Harry
Fleming, Robert Dick
Graham, H.
Gray, John
Hodge, R.
Hodge, T.
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Year of death, forename, surname, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Year of death, surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initial, surname, rank, regiment
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Trough
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Condition
History
2008 Grant of £5199 from WMT for repair and restoration
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Glasgow City Council, Land Services, Parks and Open Spaces
Reference

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