Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Stirling
Town
Fallin
County
Central
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: November 1919
    Attended by: Major A B Murray of Polmaise
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57582

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Current location

Fallin Parish Church
Main Street
Fallin
Stirling
Central
FK7 7HS
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 84329 91307
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Stone obelisk with decoration of crossed flags and laurel wreaths.
Inscription
Face 1 of the Plinth-ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF FALLIN AND DISTRICT/ IN MEMORY OF THE COMRADES WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR. Faces 2 and 3 of the Plinth- [WW1 names] Shaft of the obelisk: 1939-1945/ALSO/IN MEMORY OF/THEIR COMRADWS/WHO FELL IN THE/WORLD WAR/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bain, John
Bain, Wm.
Boyd, Archd.
Boyd, John
Bridges, James
Bruce, John
Bunyan, Adam
Campbell, John
Cochrane, Hugh
Cochrane, Thomas
See details for all 36 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
History
Private A Patterson had his name added to the memorial in 2008, due to an administative oversight.
Costs

Memorial: £269

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=944&mforum=warmemscot
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • Stirling Observer 18 November 1919 The memorial erected to the men of Fallin, Throsk, Millhall and Kersemill cost £269 At the first Armistice Day in Fallin, a wreath was carried by Master John Cochrane who lost two brothers and Masters Williamson, Dawson and Lyle who each lost their fathers.
  • Stirling Observer 11 November 1919 Fallin and District War Memorial A memorial erected to those of Fallin, Millhall and Loanhead who made the supreme sacrifice during the great war was unveiled by Major A B Murray of Polmaise. It takes the form of a grey granite obelisk, 14 foot in height and has been erected in the church grounds facing the public road. The memorial is of excellent workmanship and is by William Boddie, Aberdeen. There follows a transcription of the inscription and a list of names.
  • Fallin Parish Church www.fallinchurch.com/

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