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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), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: June 1920
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86666

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Current location

St Andrew's Church
Avon Street
Hamilton
Hamilton
Strathclyde
ML3 7HU
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 72376 55099
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Brandon Street Church
    Brandon Street
    Hamilton
    Hamilton
    Strathclyde
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: United Free Church
Description
White Marble Tablet with gilt lettering, on a grey marble backboard
Inscription
1914 – 1919 /DEDICATED TO /THE GLORY OF GOD /AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF /THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION /WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR /[names]/1939 – 1945 /ALSO /[names]/WHO FELL IN THE/SECOND WORLD WAR /THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Campbell, John
Campbell, Noble
Cross, William
Dickson, Andrew Y P
Elliott, Gilbert W (rev)
Fisher, James
Gordon, William
Harrison, William
Johnstone, John M
Mcbride, James
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
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=5776&mforum=warmemscot
  • Glasgow Herald 21st of June 1920 "A memorial tablet has been unveiled in the vestibule of Brandon U.F. Church, Hamilton to perpetuate the memory of the members and adherents of the congregation who fell in the war. The names of the fallen include the Rev. Gilbert W. Elliot M.A. a former minister of the church."

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