Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- City Of Edinburgh
- Town
- Edinburgh
- County
- Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 17th December 1921
Attended by: Brigadier-General R. G. Gordon Gilmour, C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O. - Dedicated
Date: 17th December 1921
Attended by: Rev. W. J. Sym, Minister of the Parish - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 88877
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Current location
Mayfield Church changed its name to Mayfield South in 1929 then merged with Craigmillar Park Church in 1966
remaining in the Mayfield building
2c
Craigmillar Parish Church
Craigmillar Park
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH16 5RF
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NT 26884 71473
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- Ionic cross in grey Creetown granite, axe finished, on a tapering pedestal. On a grass plot to the North of the church.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF / GOD AND IN MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS / CHURCH WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR /1914-1919 Pedestal- [names in 2 columns]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allan, Robert B
Black, George
Black, John
Burns, Alexander
Burns, Richard
Catton, Peter
Darling, J W Kingsley
Fairley, A Graham
Fawcett, George
Grieve, James
See details for all 28 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 28
Served and returned: 0
Died: 28
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, initials, surname
Order of information: surname THEN forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Creetown - Pedestal
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- The Scotsman - Monday 19 December 1921 MAYFIELD PARISH CHURCH.
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2167&mforum=warmemscot
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