Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Stirling
- Town
- Grangemouth
- County
- Central
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 29 May 1921
Attended by: Rev. M'Lean Watt of Edinburgh - Dedicated
Date: 29 May 1921
Attended by: Rev. M'Lean Watt of Edinburgh - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 83351
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Current location
(formerly Zetland Free Church)
Grangemouth. Merged with Grangemouth West Church in 1978 but continued to use the Charing Cross Church building. Church reported demolished in 1980s but still seems to exist. Charing Cross church became a pub / restaurant,
Charing Cross Church
Dalgrain Road
Grangemouth
Stirling
Central
FK3 8HR
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NS 91700 82180
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- Marble tablet
- Inscription
- "To the glory of God and in loving memory of the brave young men belonging this church who gave their lives in the Great War. 1914-1918."/(names)/"They counted not their lives dear.’’ (From newspaper report)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, John
Allan, Hugh P. S.
Brown, William
Campbell, Donald
Campbell, Peter
Charleston, Robert P.
Combe, William N.
Cruikshank, William
Graham, David
Grant, Fred
See details for all 38 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 38
Served and returned: 0
Died: 38
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White - Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Tablet
- Condition
- Charing Cross United Free Church WW1 Tablet (Lost)
- WMO ID: 270661
- Condition: Lost/Missing/Temporary [last updated on 04-03-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Falkirk Herald - Wednesday 01 June 1921 -CHARING CROSS U.F. CHURCH, GRANGEMOUTH. -Unveiling of War Memorial - Charing’ U.F. Church war memorial unveiled at the morning service last Sunday. Rev. Dr M'Lean Watt, Edinburgh, conducted the service. In the area of the church the Boys’ Brigade occupied the front pews, and behind was a contingent of sailors from an Admiralty ship at the docks, and behind these again the ex-Service men of the congregation, the church officials occupying the rear seats. The congregation filled the church, many visitors being present. The memorial is a white marble tablet faced with a smaller tablet of polished brass, and was temporarily fixed in front of the pulpit for the unveiling ceremony. A permanent position has been selected in the vestibule facing the right hand outer door. The thirty eight names of the fallen are cut in the brass and filled in with black. The border introduces white and red colour. The dedication reads; "To the glory of God and in loving memory of the brave young men belonging this church who gave their lives in the Great War. 1914-1918." The names are: — (names) …… The church remained open on Monday, and many people took the opportunity of inspecting the memorial.
- Falkirk Archives (Archon Code: GB558) www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/heritage/archives/finding-aids/docs/churches/Grangemouth_Charing_Cross_Church.pdf FALKIRK ARCHIVES Records of Churches Grangemouth Charing Cross Church finding aid Zetland Free Church
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