Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Edinburgh
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83726

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Current location

2
The Scottish Office
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH1 3DG
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 26844 74255
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • 83
    Princes Street
    Edinburgh
    City Of Edinburgh
    Lothian
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Bronze Plaque on Green marble backboard
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF/OF THE SCOTTISH INSURANCE COMMISSION/WHO FELL IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/[names]/"THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Affleck, Robert B
Anderson, David Alexander
Burgess, James Reginald Homes
Cameron, James Ritchie
Campbell, James Henderson
David, Frederick John Lewis
Davie, John
Douglas, William
Francis, Christopher Thomas
Goodfellow, William
See details for all 36 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 36
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 36
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Green
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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