Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Ettrick And Lauderdale
Town
Galashiels
County
Borders
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78636

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Current location

Old Parish & St Paul's Church
Scott Crescent
Galashiels
Ettrick And Lauderdale
Borders
TD1 3JU
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 49182 35784
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Bronze Plaque in the Church Porch
Inscription
In Stonework above plaque-THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD/AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN/AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM Plaque-1939 IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/OF THOSE CONNECTED WITH THE/CONGREGATION WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR 1945/[names in 3 columns]
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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