Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Cumbernauld & Kilsyth
Town
Cumbernauld
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76241

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Current location

junction of Baronhill & Glasgow Road
Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld & Kilsyth
Strathclyde
G67 2RZ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 76613 76043
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic Cross on a tapered pedestal, a square base and 2 octagonal steps. The dedication/names panels (two for each conflict) are on a stone wall to one side of the cross
Inscription
Each of 2 WW1 Tablets- ERECTED IN HONOUR OF/THE MEN OF CUMBERNAULD/DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES FOR THEIR KING/AND COUNTRY/1914-1918/[names] Each of 2 WW2 Tablets-ERECTED IN HONOUR OF/THE MEN OF CUMBERNAULD/DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES FOR THEIR KING/AND COUNTRY/1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Thos.
Arthur, Dumbreck
Ballantine, A A
Black, Mat.
Blair, Robt.
Bremner, Henry
Brodie, Blair
Brown, David C
Bryson, Jas.
Climie, D
See details for all 85 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 61
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 61
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: regiment THEN rank THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
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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