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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Hamilton
Town
Hamilton
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 27 February 1921
    Attended by: Rev. David Forfar of Glasgow, a former pastor of the congregation
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86664

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Current location

Formerly called Saffronhall United Free Church until 1929 reunification
North Parish Church
Windmill Road
Hamilton
Hamilton
Strathclyde
ML3 6LP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 71915 55772
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
White Marble Tablet on grey marble backboard
Inscription
1914 TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN/FRON THIS CONGREGATION WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1919/[names in 4 columns]//Their name liveth for evermore
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cross, John
Ferguson, George
Frew, James Robertson
Frew, Robert
Gowans, William Dougall
Harris, David
Harris, Malcolm
Johnstone, John Stuart
Johnstone, William
Kirkland, James Irvine
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Grey
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=6200&mforum=warmemscot
  • From “The Scotsmanâ€� 1st March 1921 HAMILTON The memorial tablet bearing the names of the fourteen members of Saffronhall U.F. Church, Hamilton who fell in the war was unveiled on Sunday at a dedicatory service by the Rev. David Forfar, Glasgow, a former pastor of the congregation . The tablet is erected in the vestibule of the church

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