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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Nesting And Lunnasting Ed
Town
South Nesting
County
Shetland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8877

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Current location

School
South Nesting
Nesting And Lunnasting Ed
Shetland
ZE2 9PP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: HU 45049 54019
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two Brass Plaques (one for each conflict) in a combined wooden frame
Inscription
SOUTH NESTING SCHOOL/In Memory of/THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/[names] 1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, John
Gear, Charles Bruce
Gear, Magnus
Gear, Magnus Arthur
Gear, Robert
Georgeson, Thomas
Irvine, James John
Irvine, Robert
Laurenson, Laurence Peter
Rendall, Hector
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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