Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Rood or rood loft
District
Hamilton
Town
Hamilton
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86780

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Auchingramont Road
Hamilton
Hamilton
Strathclyde
ML3 6JT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 71985 55609
Denomination: Scottish Episcopal

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Description
Rood, with a dedication plaque on a pillar adjacent to it and a names plaque to the right of the entrance door
Inscription
Dedication Plaque: +/THIS ROOD/IS ERECTED TO THE/GREATER GLORY OF/GOD/AND IN LOVING/MEMORY OF THE/TWO-AND-TWENTY/MEN OF THE/CONGREGATION/WHO LAID DOWN/THEIR LIVES IN/THE EUROPEAN WAR/1914-1918 Names Plaque: AD/MAJOREM + DEI/GLORIAM/AND IN MEMORY/OF THE FOLLOWING/MEMBERS OF THE/CONGREAGTION WHO LAID/DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR/THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914 1918/[names]/THANKS BE TO GOD WHO GIVETH/US THE VICTORY THROUGH/OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
?, Robert
?, Walter
Braithwaite, Wilson
Burke, Michael Arthur
Caird, James Robert
Craig, John
Crawford, Robert
Fraser, Herbert Ross
Hart, Alexander
Henderson, Charles Campbell
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, title
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Rood
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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