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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Hamilton
Town
Bothwell
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86720

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Current location

On the left hand facing wall in the main church
46
St Bride's Parish Church
Main Street
Bothwell
Hamilton
Strathclyde
G71 8EX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 74690 58604
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Rectangular Brass Plaque, in portrait orientation, for WW1. Towards the foot of this are 2 wooden boards, one either side, for WW2. Below is another irregularly shaped brass plaque for a different set of WW1 names. The whole assemblage is on an overall wooden backboard. The two columns of names on the lower WW1 Plaque are divided by an inscribed Latin cross.
Inscription
Rectangular Plaque- 1914 – 1919 /TO THE GLORY OF GOD /AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO /WENT FORTH FROM THIS CONGREGATION /AND FELL IN THE GREAT WAR /[names in 2 columns]/AND ALSO IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED/[names in 2 columns] Irregular Plaque-TO THE+ GLORY/OF GOD/AND IN EVER LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF/[names in 2 columns]/1914 1919 WW2 Board 1: 1939-1945/[names to Park] WW2 Board 2: 1939-1945/[names Smith and Thomson]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baird, William
Boyd, John
Boyd, William
Brown, Charles Herbert
Buller, David
Chapman, George
Duncan, Alastair Aitken
Gordon, George
Henderson, John
Hotson, Robert
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 46
    Served and returned: 38
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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