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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Edinburgh
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88907

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Current location

Previously known as Barclay-Bruntsfield Church
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Barclay Viewforth Church
Wright's Houses
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH10 4HR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • Viewforth Church
    junction of Viewforth and Gilmour Place
    Edinburgh
    City Of Edinburgh
    Lothian
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
  • St David's Viewforth Church
    Edinburgh
    City Of Edinburgh
    Lothian
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
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Description
Nowy Headed bronze plaque with figures on each side.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN NEVER DYING MEMORY OF/THOSE MEMBERS AND ADHERENTS OF ST DAVIDS PARISH CHURCH/WHO IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/FOR THE ETERNAL CAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND TRUTH/"They loved not their life even unto death"/[names in 3 columns]
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 50
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 50
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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