Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Dumbarton
Town
Kirkintilloch
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83377

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Current location

52
Baptist Church
Townhead
Kirkintilloch
Dumbarton
Strathclyde
G66 1NL
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 65609 73471
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
Brass Plaque with raised lettering in wooden frame
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD- AND IN MEMORY OF THE/MEN FROM THIS CHURCH WHO SACRIFICED/THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/[names in 3 columns]/AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED/[names in 4 columns]/AND OF THOSE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/IN THE SECOND WORLD-WAR 1939-1945/[names in 2 columns]/"THEIR-NAME-LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allan, James
Ballantyne, Archibald
Barr, James M
Baxter, John
Begg, William
Bell, Peter
Bell, William
Blakely, Charles A
Blakely, Gordon W
Blakely, Helen T
See details for all 60 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 55
    Served and returned: 42
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname (Fallen first THEN served)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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