Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Edinburgh
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Elizabeth Dempster (Sculptor)
Mr Esmé Gordon (Architect)
Hilda Nimmo Smith (Weaver/ Embroiderer)
Isobel Gracie (Weaver/ Embroiderer)
Jean Gracie (Weaver/ Embroiderer)
Alison Gracie (Weaver/ Embroiderer)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 2 December 1951
    Attended by: Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
  • Dedicated
    Date: 2 December 1951
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8757

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Current location

194
St Giles' Cathedral
High Street
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH1 1RE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 25728 73590
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Tablet within the overall Memorial Chapel
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN / HALLOWED MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS / OF THE CONGREGATION WHO DIED ON / SERVICE DURING WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/[names in 3 columns]/AND THOSE NOT ON SERVICE/WHO LOST THEIR LIVES THROUGH ENEMY ACTION//LORD ALL PITYING, JESUS BLEST/GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Banner, John A
Black, John
Butchart, David A
Cameron, Robert H
Campbell, Jean J
Cross, Noel P
Cumming, James S
Dalziel, Brian G
Daniels, Arthur W
Daniels, John Mcg
See details for all 39 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 39
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 39
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Congregation of St Giles.
Responsibility
St Giles Cathedral
Reference
  • The Albany Aisle from: Warr, Charles L. The Glimmmering Landscape.

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