Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Midlothian
- Town
- Roslin
- County
- Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 30th October 1920
Attended by: Mrs Abernethy of Bush and Dryden - Dedicated
Date: 30th October 1920
Attended by: Rev, J. London, M.A. (Chairman of the Memorial Committee) - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 89316
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Current location
just along from the entrance to Rosslyn Chapel
Penicuik Road
Roslin
Midlothian
Lothian
EH25 9LH
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NT 27233 63210
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Celtic style cross on a pedestal of four roughly hewn stone blocks and a base. There is a WW1 tablet on the front face and a WW2 tablet at the base.
- Inscription
- Shaft of the Cross- TO THE MEMORY/OF THOSE FROM/ROSLIN AND/DISTRICT WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR FREEDOM/KING AND COUNTRY WW1 Tablet- 1914-1919/[names in 2 columns] WW2 Tablet-Remember them also /who suffered death/1939-1945/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Affleck, G
Affleck, J
Affleck, J.
Affleck, J F
Anderson, D
Archibald, G.
Archibald, G
Archibald, J
Baillie, W
Bain, W.
See details for all 110 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 54
Served and returned: 0
Died: 54
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, initials of forenames, surname, regiment
Order of information: rank THEN surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 26
Served and returned: 0
Died: 26
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, title, inirials of forenames, surname, service/regiment
Order of information: royal navy by surname THEN army by rank THEN surname THEN the RAF by rank THEN surname - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, initials of forenames, surname, service
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Peterhead - Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- First World War memorial
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Mid-Lothian Journal - Friday 05 November 1920 ROSLIN. ROSLIN WAR MEMORIAL. (List of names on memorial)
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=175&mforum=warmemscot
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