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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)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 4 June 1922
    Attended by: Lord Provost Hutchison
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89026

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Current location

South Leith Parish Church
Kirkgate
Leith
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH6 6BJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 270 730
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • Congregational Church
    Constitution Street
    Leith
    City Of Edinburgh
    Lothian
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Congregational
Description
Two identical marble tablets with 8 names each, the one with the names C to I has an anchor at the top, the one with the names M to W has a crown at the top
Inscription
each tablet- WAR MEMORIAL/IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/[names]/FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Claucher, Alexander
Coulthurst, Robert A
Crawford, John L
Drever, George
Hay, Alfred E
Herriot, John
Hunter, George
Innes, James M
Moir, Andrew H
Peace, David
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=4128&mforum=warmemscot
  • 'The Scotsman', Monday 5th June 1922, Page 2. "Lord Provost Hutchison yesterday at the forenoon service in Leith Congregational Church, Constitution Street, unveiled the memorial to sixteen men connected with the congregation who died in the war. The memorial consists of two marble mural tablets. The service was conducted by the Rev. G. B. Shepherd and the Rev. T. C. Murphy."

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