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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Leith
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88898

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Current location

This was the original name for this church until 1929 reunification when it became Claremont Kirk then St Andrew's in 1973 on union with St Andrew's Place Church
410-412
St Andrew's Church
Easter Road
Leith
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH6 8HT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 27237 75685
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Brass Plaque
Inscription
1914 +1919/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN SACRED REMEMBRANCE/OF THESE BRAVE AND FAITHFUL/MEN WHO IN THE GREAT WAR OF/1914-1919 LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED IN/GRATITUDE, LOVE AND REVERENCE/BY THE CONGREGATION/[names in 2 columns]/[unreadable-in red]/"BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A/CROWN OF LIFE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Addison, John
Allan, Thomas
Anderson, Alexander S
Bain, Robert H
Beatson, John M
Bisset, Robert T
Blaikie, Robert
Bryce, William M
Calder, Michael
Christie, John
See details for all 53 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 53
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 53
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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