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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Hamilton
Town: Hamilton
County: Strathclyde
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 86466

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Current location

On the wall of the hall which faces the entrance door
Hamilton Grammar School
Auchincampbell Road
Hamilton
Hamilton
Strathclyde
ML3 6PE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 71694 55338
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Large, panelled, wooden dedication board and associated lectern set on the wall of the school hall. The board features a carved header which has at its centre the Hamilton clan coat of arms: the commemoration is carved to either side of this. Below are 9 wooden panels, the outer two of which carry the names. Dates are on the face of the lectern.

Inscription

Dedication Board Header - THESE LAID THE WORLD AWAY POURED OUT THE RED SWEET/ WINE OF YOUTH GAVE UP THE YEARS TO BE OF WORK/ AND JOY AND THAT UNHOPED SERENE THAT MEN CALL AGE AND/ THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN THEIR SONS THEY GAVE THEIR IMMORTALITY Face of Lectern - 1939/ 1945 Names Board 1 to left - [names A to MacLeod] Names Board 2 to right - [names McPhee onwards]

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Aiton, Archibald P
Anderson, John C
Barr, John H
Black, William H
Blackburn, Robert A Mcg
Burns, John C
Caldow, William H
Caldwell, Alexander
Carroll, George S
Couperthwaite, J M
See details for all 69 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 69
Served and returned: 0
Died: 69
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename

Components

Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=6058&mforum=warmemscot

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