Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Edinburgh
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8764

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Current location

Far end of Cathedral to right of altar
when facing altar. Number 19 on the church plan
St Giles' Cathedral
Royal Mile
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH1 1RE
Scotland

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

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Description
Bronze Plaque attached to the bottom of the WW1 memorial- our reference 8763
Inscription
1939-1945/[names in 2 columns, with a further 2 names added on a soldered on extra panel at the base]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baird, W
Fraser, R
Gunn, J
Hunter, T A
Mckay, R R
Paterson, G C
Taylor, N
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
St. Giles' Cathedral
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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