Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
East Lothian
Town
Bolton
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: June 1921
    Attended by: General Hunter Blair of Eaglescairnie
  • Dedicated
    Date: June 1921
    Attended by: Rev. A. Wallace Williamson, D.D. of St Giles', Edinburgh, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Service, B.D., parish minister.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69559

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Current location

Bolton Parish Church
B6368
Bolton
East Lothian
Lothian
EH41 4HL
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 50727 70059
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Red sandstone cross set on cobbolds outside the parish church. The cross surmounts a square pillar, plinth and step with a bronze plaque on the 6o'clock face. Set into the pillar is a drinking fountain.
Inscription
Around the Top-THEIR NAMES SHALL BE IN EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE Face 1-This memorial/was erected in 1921/in remembrance of Those/connected with/the Parish of Bolton/who fell/in the Great War Face 2-[names A to Logan] Face 3 upper - [names Lusk to Watt] Face 3 lower WW2 plaque- 1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Charles
Blunt, Duncan Hamilton
Gibson, Frederick Charles
Holme, Alexander C
Holme, Ronald H
Landels, Leslie Norman
Logan, John
Lusk, Robert
Meston, John
Meston, Tho. Jas. Geo.
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Fountain
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2093&mforum=warmemscot
  • The Scotsman 16 June 1921. WAR MEMORIALS BOLTON, EAST LOTHIAN.— The parish memorial, containing the names of 10 local lads, takes the form of an artistic redsand stone drinking fountain surmounted by a cross, erected on the public road at the entrance of the churchyard. The dedication service was carried through by the Rev. A. Wallace Williamson, D.D., St Giles', Edinburgh, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Service, B.D., parish minister. The unveiling ceremony was performed by General Hunter Blair, Eaglescairnie, in presence of a large attendance.

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