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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Roxburgh
Town: Linton
County: Borders
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 57824

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Current location

South 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

White wall tablet with checked shoulder and base. The incised lettering and border is intersected at the top by a Latin cross and at the bottom a Saltire is all infilled in black.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF LINTON PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 2nd WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAN A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS."

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Elliot, Charles Edward
Lang, Alexander
Little, Robert
Lothian, Alexander
Shiells, John
Simpson, William Macduff
Thomson, James Weddell
See details for all 7 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename

Components

Tablet
Measurements: depth 25mm, height 910mm, width 610mm
Materials: Marble - White

Condition

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History

2006: There is some damage to the moulded edges and paint is missing from some of the letters.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=3872&mforum=warmemscot

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