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Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Midlothian
Town
Temple
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
A Muirhead (Architect)
Mr John Cairns (Builder)
Sir James Taggart (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: July 1920
    Attended by: Sir Henry Dundas BT
  • Dedicated
    Date: July 1920
    Attended by: The moderator of the general assembly Church of Scotland
  • Show More (1)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5637

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Current location

Park on the right-hand side and enter the churchyard. The memorial is on the hill to your left. It is the largest stone in the churchyard
Parish Church (Redundant)
As you turn left to enter the village arriving from Gorebridge
you should instead take the right turn that goes downhill
Temple
Midlothian
Lothian
EH23 4SH
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 31519 58728
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Large Tablet in a rustic stone frame, on a tapered roughly hewn stone base
Inscription
OUR GLORIOUS DEAD //TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ ERECTED BY THEIR FRIENDS 1920/[names]/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alves, George
Alves, Thomas
Alves, William
Beattie, George
Blake, James W
Blake, John A Temple
Fullerton, Thomas
Johnston, George
Joyce, Martin
Kerr, Ian
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, forenames, decorations
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 1200mm, height 2500mm, width 2900mm
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Midlothian District Council
Reference

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