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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Table
District
Hamilton
Town
Blantyre
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86616
Current location

Old Parish Church
Craigmuir Road
Blantyre
Hamilton
Strathclyde
G72 9UA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 67905 56516
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Wooden Communion Table with 3 front panels for WW1 and a side panel for WW2. The central panel carries the IHS and the dedication, the left panel the names A to Mair and Muir, the right panel the names Maxwell to Wilson- a total of 38 names vice the 36 names on the Roll of Honour
Inscription
Front: [names in 2 columns]/IHS/IN MEMORY OF/OUR HEROIC DEAD/1914-1919/[names in 2 columns] Side: + 1939-1945 +/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adair, Robert
Bannantyne, W Stirling
Bennet, Thomas
Boyle, Hugh Mck
Boyle, James
Campbell, William
Clark, Robert S
Davidson, William
Dick, Thomas
Dickson, William
See details for all 41 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: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Table
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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