Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cenotaph
- District
- Tweeddale
- Town
- West Linton
- County
- Borders
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: October 1921
Attended by:
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 6039
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Current location
Main Street
at the fork of the Lower Green
West Linton
Tweeddale
Borders
EH46 7EG
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NT 14965 51588
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- Central ashlar pylon with recumbent flanking stone blocks. Bronze inscription plate fixed to pylon with ornamental carved stone garland surround on top and sides . The whole set in ornamental triangular garden within road fork.
- Inscription
- Top Plaque-THIS MONUMENT/IS ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF WEST LINTON PARISH/IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/THE PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/[names in 2 columns] Lower Plaque-ALSO OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/[names]/"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adam, Robert
Bell, Francis
Bruce, Colin
Bruce, Robert
Caird, Peter
Cameron, James D
Chalmers, Willm. D
Courtney, William
Cunningham, John C
Dickson, Robt.
See details for all 40 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service
Order of information: surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 32
Served and returned: 0
Died: 32
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Undefined
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- Second World War memorial
- Condition
- West Linton
- WMO ID: 168046
- Condition: Good [last updated on 18-06-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Carter Postcard Collection
- For photographs & full transcription-warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1768&mforum=warmemscot
- The Scotsman 24th October 1921- WEST LINTON The war memorial, which consists of a red freestone monument with bronze tablet, and on which is inscribed 32 names, is situated on the common between the Parish Church and the old toll-house. Sir James Ferguson, Bart. of Spital Haugh, who was convenor of committee introduced Sir Donald MacLean, M.P., who after addressing those present unveiled the monument.
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