Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Roxburgh
Town
Linton
County
Borders
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57821

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Current location

On the north wall of the nave
Linton Church
Hillside Road
Linton
Roxburgh
Borders
TD5 8AE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 77320 26220
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Polished tablet headed with incised brown painted inscription in roman capitals of varying sizes. The names are listed in two columns, divided by a fine vertical line and ending in a horizontal line. At the top centre of the tablet is a bronze Latin cross within a coronet. At the bottom of the tablet is a Greek cross. Whole is framed in reverse ogee moulding.
Inscription
ROLL OF REMEMBRANCE/ FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY/ (Names)/ "THEY LOVED NOT THEIR LIVES UNTO THE DEATH"/ "BUT THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aitchison, Wm. Robertson
Barrie, John
Coulter, Ralph
Ferguson, Hugh
Galbraith, Wm. Robert
Hall, Geo. Alex Drummond
Hall, James
Leishman, Thos. Robertson
Lunam, David
Morris, Kenneth David
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, year of death, regiment, place of death, forenames
    Order of information: year of death
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 25mm, height 580mm, width 860mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Detail
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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