Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Midlothian
Town
Cockpen
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89290

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Current location

Parish Church
Cockpen
Midlothian
Lothian
Eh19 3HT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 31933 64195
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • Parish Church
    Carrington
    Midlothian
    Lothian
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NT 31853 60592
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
Description
Brass Plaque with decorative edge and inscribed Latin cross surrounded by leaves at the top, in a wooden frame
Inscription
+/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR 1914-18/...[names]/ "Their name liveth for evermore"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brockie, George S
Matthews, William G
Reilly, Patrick J
Scott, William B
Smith, James L
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
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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