Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Glasgow
Town
Glasgow
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12 November 1925
    Attended by: The matron of the infirmary, Miss Gregory Smith
  • Dedicated
    Date: 12 November 1925
    Attended by: Rev. George H. Morrison, D.D.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54573

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Current location

In the Alexander Elder Memorial Chapel
Glasgow Western Infirmary Chapel
Dumbarton Road
Glasgow
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G11 6NT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 563 666
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Bronze panel with badge of Nursing School in centre, and two crosses, one each side of the inscription, each bearing a surname within a wreath of laurel leaves.
Inscription
TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF/ELLA MAUD BOND/ SISTER/Q.A.I.M.N.S.R/ MARGARET S.DEWAR/STAFF NURSE/ Q.A.I.M.N.S.R/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1918/ ERECTED BY/ MEMBERS OF THE NURSES LEAGUE OF THE/ WESTERN INFIRMARY GLASGOW (top left within a wreath): BOND (top right within a wreath): DEWAR (in centre around a badge): WESTERN INFIRMARY GLASGOW SCHOOL OF NURSING
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bond, Ellla Maud
Dewar, Margaret S
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 800mm, width 1200mm
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
History
2013: Hospital is due to be demolished and re-sited in near future but it is not known what is to become of chapel and its memorials.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Responsibility
North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust
Reference
  • Scottish War Memorials Project warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic6493.html
  • British Medical Journal 19 December 1925 - 'Two war memorials were unveiled in the chapel of the Glasgow Western Infirmary on December 12th, in the presence of a large number of nurses and members of the general public. The matron of the infirmary, Miss Gregory Smith, unveiled a memorial in memory of Lieutenant Donald Mackintosh, V.C., son of the superintendent of the infirmary, Colonel D. J. Mackintosh, C.B., M.V.O., which took the form of two stained glass windows erected by the Nurses' League. A tablet was unveiled also in memory of two nurses, Sister Ella Maud Bond and Staff Nurse Margaret S. Dewar, who lost their lives in the war. The Rev. George H. Morrison, D.D., conducted a commemoration service, and delivered an address in which he recalled the high esteem and affection in which those whom they were commemorating had been held. Such a joint commemoration was particularly appropriate because of the united comradeship, co-operation, and self-sacrifice of the two sexes in the great war. Colonel Mackintosh for many years had directed the Western Infirmary with a grasp of detail which had placed him high in the ranks of organizers; no man had surpassed him in devotion to the welfare of the great nursing profession. It was, therefore, fitting that in remembering the son the Nurses' League should also bear the father in mind. The two windows were the first of a series to be placed in the chapel. The matron of the infirmary, unveiling the memorials, spoke of the high esteem and regard in which Lieutenant Mackintosh and the two nurses had been held by the infirmiary staff. Colonel J. A. Roxburgh, accepting the custody of the memorials on behalf of the infirmary board of managers, said that they would serve to remind them of the spirit of devotion to duty and self-sacrifice which had always distinguished the medical and nursing professions. At the conclusion of the service wreaths were placed at the base of the memorials.'
  • The National Archives WO222/2135

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