Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Hamilton
Town
Hamilton
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 14 April 1929
    Attended by: RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL OF HOME
  • Unveiled
    Date: April 1953
    Attended by: MAJOR J B L MONTEITH CBE
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6000

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Current location

102
Town Hall
Cadzow Street
Hamilton
Hamilton
Strathclyde
ML3 6HH
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 72224 55698
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two bronze wall mounted panels in the original entrance to the Town Hall and two similar panels bear the names of 470 Hamilton men and two women who died in the Great War; also 216 who died in WW2
Inscription
Each WW1 Plaque- IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/OF THE MEN OF HAMILTON/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES 1914-1918/[names in 4 columns] 1st WW2 Plaque: In Stonework above-1939-1945 Plaque-PRO DEO/IN MEMORY/OF THOSE/WHO FELL/[names]/THEIR NAME LIVETH/FOR EVERMORE 2nd WW2 Plaque: In Stonework above- 1939-1945 Plaque-PRO PATRIA/IN THE FIGHT/FOR/FREEDOM/THEIR NAME LIVETH/FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 470
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 470
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 216
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 216
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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