Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Glasgow
Town
Glasgow
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
The Bromsgrove Guild (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 26 December 1920
    Attended by: Mrs Sommervile, wife of the minister of the congregation and Rev James Sommerville Smith
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70301

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Current location
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Previous locations
  • North Woodside Church building
    Raeberry Street
    Glasgow
    Glasgow
    Strathclyde
    G20 6EG
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NS 57839 67218
    Denomination: United Free Church
  • On the corner of Raeberry Street and Kirkland Street
    Raeberry Street
    Glasgow
    Glasgow
    Strathclyde
    G20 6AE
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NS 57855 67236
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Bronze plaque mounted on marble backboard. Plaque has rectangular pediment and moulded frame. Lettering is raised in white.
Inscription
IN REVERENT AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE UNRETURNING BRAVE OF NORTH WOODSIDE CHURCH WHO LAID DOWN THIER LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ "From this red sowing of white seed new life shall rise."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, William
Arnott, Robert
Brooks, James S
Buchanan, James
Buchanan, William
Burnett, Robert
Campbell, John
Campbell, Robert
Comline, Edward J
Cook, Archie J
See details for all 61 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 61
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 61
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename and Surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by forname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 69.85 cm, width 97.79 cm
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Costs

Site: £170

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Members, adherents, families and friends of those who died donated the funds

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