Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Fetlar And Yell North Ed
Town
Sellafirth
County
Shetland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70472

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Current location

Inside
Sellafirth Kirk
Sellafirth
Fetlar And Yell North Ed
Shetland
ZE2 9DQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: HU 51648 98507
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
A dark stone tablet in a wooden frame.
Inscription
ERECTED / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE / MEMBERS & ADHERENTS OF THIS / CHURCH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES /IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1921 / (7 names) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN /THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY / DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bruce, Thomas A
Henry, Alex M
Henry, Colin M
Nicholson, James
Nicholson, Laurence S
Nisbet, Colin A
Nisbet, David
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, Surname, Service
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, Surname, Service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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