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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Glasgow
Town
Burnside
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MR OSCAR PATERSON (Designer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86707

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Current location

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Burnside Blairbeth Parish Church
Church Avenue
Burnside
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G73 5BX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 62254 60054
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • St Gilbert's Church
    Pollokshields
    Glasgow
    Strathclyde
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
Description
Three lancet shaped single light stained glass windows. The church windows were designed by Oscar Paterson who was born in the Gorbals in 1863. Although the window is a war memorial, the only military image which appears is in the middle of the centre light and depicts a First World War soldier carrying his dying comrade from the battlefield. Considering Oscar Paterson’s attention to detail, the lack of facial features in the carried soldier must have been deliberate. Taken together with the text from John Chapter 15 Verse 13: “Greater love hath no man than this ....� we can only assume that the carried casualty represents the ‘unknown warrior’ – any victim of any conflict.
Inscription
Greater love hath/no man than this
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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