Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Hamilton
Town
Hamilton
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30 December 1919
    Attended by: Lord Newlands performed the unveiling
  • Rededicated
    Date: 8 November 2009
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Rededicated
    Date: 4 April 1953
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Dedicated
    Date: 30 December 1919
    Attended by: Reverend John L Tulloch B.D. performed the dedication
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6008

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Current location

Quadrangle of the Police buildings
Police Station
Beckford Street
Hamilton
Hamilton
Strathclyde
ML3 0AA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 71584 55874
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic cross of Creetown granite on a rustic pedestal
Inscription
Front face: LANARKSHIRE CONSTABULARY/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/IN MEMORY OF FALLEN COMRADES/ (names in 2 columns) Rear face: 1939-1945/IN MEMORY OF FALLEN COMRADES/ (names in 2 columns)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aird, John
Bain, George
Bennett, Thomas
Beveridge, Robert
Blacklock, Thomas
Brown, Alexander
Brown, George
Cameron, Gregor
Cameron, William
Campbell, Robert
See details for all 34 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Police rank, forename, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Police rank, forename, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 4500mm
    Materials: Granite - Creetown
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Creetown
Condition
History
The memorial was restored 2009, and re-dedicated on 8/11/2009.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Police Scotland
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=411&sid=6a153bc0bfde288ab47ce43186cacd83&mforum=warmemscot
  • As one former Officer of the Force (William Doig, who died serving in the Royal Highlanders) is known to have been omitted from this memorial, it is possible others were also. (On 27/11/1914 the Forfar Herald reported that Serjeant William Doig of the Black Watch, formerly of the Hamilton Police, had been killed in action, aged 30; www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002723/19141127/045/0003 .The Commonwealth War Grave Commission records that he died on 1/11/1914).
  • On 2/1/1920 the Carluke and Lanark Gazette reported that the memorial had been unveiled on Monday (29th December); in addition to describing the ceremony, it mentioned that the memorial had been made by the sculptor James Buchanon, of Carluke. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002009/19200102/046/0003
  • Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser 3 January 1920 (page 2) reported that the unveiling had taken place on Monday 29th December. Mention was made that, of the Constabulary's officers who had enlisted, one quarter (24) had died and a further quarter had been wounded.
  • Hamilton Advertiser - 14 April 1929
  • Hamilton Advertiser - 4 April 1953 -page 13
  • RPOAS News Oct 2010, magazine of the Retired Police Officers Association Scotland; reported on page 21 that: "In 2008 a member of the RPOAS Lanarkshire branch informed the Branch Committee of the discovery of Lanarkshire Constabulary's War Memorial in what is now Car Park No 8 of Hamilton Sheriff Court . In reporting the find the Committee learned that the names of the memorial had faded and the Branch took action to have the War Memorial refurbished and the names restored". It was renovated in time for the Armistice Service on Sunday 8th November 2009 at which time there was a rededication service, conducted by the Police Chaplain. "Additional funds have since been provided by the Strathclyde Police Benevolent Fund to aid the further restoration to former glory to the names of Lanarkshire Constabulary's No Longer Forgotten Heroes".

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