Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Glasgow
Town
Springburn
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24 March 1921
    Attended by: Sir William Lorimer LLD, Chairman of the Company
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61075

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Current location

Entrance foyer
to the left of memorial windows (our reference 5998)
110
Former administration building (now North Glasgow College)
Flemington Street
Springburn
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G21 4TD
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 60657 67512
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tall plaque with wreath at the top, and rose emblem to the left (thistle to the right?). Scroll with company name. Names under unit heading in order of precedence on two panels, each of two columns. At the base a plaque headed ' REGIMENTAL CONNECTIONS NOT KNOWN, followed by names, with shamrock to the left and daffodil emblems to the right. Inscription in wreath(?) at bottom. NOTE- This may not be the current location as an identical memorial was recorded at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre on 13 October 2019.
Inscription
NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY LTD/1914 1919/ (Names)/ PRO PATRIA/ M (...?) Plaque below- MEMORIAL PANEL/UNVEILED BY/SIR WILLIAM LORIMER LLD/CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPANY/24TH MARCH 1921
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 315
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 315
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: regiment THEN surname THEN forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: width c2000mm
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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