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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- City Of Edinburgh
- Town
- Edinburgh
- County
- Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 69603
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Current location
In the chapel
Cargilfield Prep School
Gamekeeper's Road
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH4 6HU
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NT 18949 75948
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rectangular board with three vertical panels. Panels form the shape of half a hexagon, with the middle panel sitting flush against the wall and the other two panels jutting outwards. A wooden cross is mounted atop the central panel. Decorative carvings are featured throughout the board. Lettering carved in gold.
- Inscription
- 1914 1918/ THE SONS OF CARGILFIELD WHOM THIS BUILDING/ COMMEMORATES WERE NUMBERED AMONG THOSE WHO AT THE CALL/ OF KING AND COUNTRY GAVE UP THEIR LIVES THAT YOU MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN/ (Names)/ 1939 1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abel, John Duncan
Adams, Norman Vere Maxwell
Adams, Ord
Aird-smith, William
Allan, James Calderwood
Alston, Robert Charles Wallace
Anderson, Charles Hamilton
Anderson, Edward Kerr
Balfour-melville, James Elliot
Bannantyne, Douglas Alexander
See details for all 190 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 126
Served and returned: 0
Died: 126
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 64
Served and returned: 0
Died: 64
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Board
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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