Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Midlothian
Town
Easthouses
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89253

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Description
Metal Plaque for WW1 on a round stone column which is surmounted by a metal Celtic cross, with a WW2 plaque at the base of the column for WW2.
Inscription
WW1 Plaque-IN MEMORY OF THE LADS WHO/WENT FROM EASTHOUSES/AND FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/[names]/1914 1198/LEST WE FORGET WW2 Plaque: 1939-1945/[names in 2 columns]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allan, Thomas Walker
Brown, Robert Haig
Burnett, Peter
Campbell, Andrew
Ford, Adam A
Gibson, Charles
Jack, Robert L
Knight, Thomas Moffat
Law, Charles C
Mackenzie, Douglas
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surnam, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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