Memorial details

Memorial type
Avenue / Tree or grove
District
Clydebank
Town
Old Kilpatrick
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83629

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Current location

Small park alongside Forth and Clyde Canal
South of Glen Lusset Bar and The Old Kilpatrick War Memorial.
Dumbarton Road
Old Kilpatrick
Clydebank
Strathclyde
G60 5DF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 46625 72549
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tree (still sapling in 2019) planted near Old Kilpatrick War Memorial with plaque on top of wooden post.
Inscription
In Memory Of / Pte. John McGarry / Died in Active Service / 8th November 1972
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mcgarry, John
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Commemorations
  • Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tree
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • KILLED ON LAST DAY OF DUTY IN ULSTER www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19730512/042/0003 A 19-YEAR-OLD Scottish soldier was accidentally shot dead by a comrade while operating a road block on the outskirts of Newry on his last day of duty in Northern Ireland, an Inquest heard yesterday. Belfast Telegraph - Saturday 12 May 1973
  • List of Fallen Where No Place of Burial is Recorded www.nivets.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?13345-List-of-Fallen-Where-No-Place-of-Burial-is-Recorded
  • A list of deaths of servicemen/women of the British Army while on 'Op Banner' (Northern Ireland), where the death was due to terrorism or otherwise
  • Northern Ireland Veterans Association www.nivets.org.uk/ROH/certs/M0752.pdf In Memory of Private JOHN ALLAN McGarry 24122346, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Who died, age 20, on 28 November 1972 Killed in a friendly fire incident. REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR When they talk of Ulster, Tell them of us who died and say, For their tomorrow, We gave our today. Commemorated in perpetuity by the Northern Ireland Veterans Association

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