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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Falkirk
Town
Falkirk
County
Central
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: May 1931
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57612
Current location

The Church was renamed after the union with Falkirk Old and St Modan's Churches
Trinity Church
Hodge Street
Falkirk
Falkirk
Central
FK1 1JN
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: SJ 88500 70780
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Plaque in a wooden frame
Inscription
ERSKINE CHURCH/ THEY WHOSE NAMES ARE SET FORTH BELOW/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-18/ (Names)/ THEIR FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION/ HAVE ERECTED THIS MEMORIAL TO THE GLORY OF GOD AS A THANKSGIVING, THAT SUCH MEN WERE OF THEIR MARK.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aitken, Thomas
Begg, Harry
Brown, John
Burns, John
Cowan, John
Crawford, James
Dick, William
Fleming, William
Galbraith, James B
Hay, James
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, year of death, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: year of death THEN surname
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, year of death, service, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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