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Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Hamilton
Town
Ferniegair
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Malayan Emergency (1948-1960), Second World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: September 1921
    Attended by: MR THOMAS ARNOT
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6005

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Current location

Next to Fernigair Hall accessed by steps from the main road
150-152
Carlisle Road
Ferniegair
Hamilton
Strathclyde
ML3 7TX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 74098 54386
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Soldier in full marching order standing `on guard', on tapering stone plinth
Inscription
TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO COMMEMORATE/ THE MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF/ FERNIEGAIR DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914-1919/ 1939-1945 (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allan, W
Ballantyne, S
Barrie, C
Bent, W
Blackwood, J
Brady, T
Brash, J M
Brown, W
Brownlie, J
Cassidy, J
See details for all 59 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 47
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 47
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, initial of forename
    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, initials of forenames, rank, service
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, service
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, place of death, initial of forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 16FT
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hamilton Advertiser - 3 September 1921

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