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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Nesting And Lunnasting Ed
Town
Nesting
County
Shetland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6066

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Current location

Nesting
Nesting And Lunnasting Ed
Shetland
ZE2 9PR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: HU 48120 57520
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic cross set on a pillar and three stepped base on top of a rocky outcrop.
Inscription
(Names)/ IN EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MEN / OF NORTH NESTING / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING / AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1939 - 1945 / (Names)/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Robert John
Anderson, Thomas
Arthur, Robert
Gray, Gifford Thomas
Hughson, Alexander
Hunter, Henry William
Johnson, Hugh Morrison
Pole, Thomas
Pottinger, Francis
Robertson, William
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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