Memorial details

Memorial type
Wall
District
Glasgow
Town
Gartcosh
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: November 2014
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
90226

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Current location

72
Lochend Road
Gartcosh
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G69 8AQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 69882 68116
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall, with a central dedication tablet flanked by WW1 and WW2 tablets to left and right respectively. Research found both extra names and extra detail than recorded on the original memorial (our reference 43849), so this wall was built adjacent
Inscription
Left Hand Panel: 1914-1918/[names] Centre Panel: [red poppy at top left]/IN MEMORY OF/LOCAL MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES/WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/IN CONFLICT THROUGHOUT/THE WORLD//GARTCOSH MEMORIAL/ERECTED NOVEMBER 2014/BY THE COMMUNITY OF GARTCOSH/SUPPORTED BY/NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL//REST IN PEACE Right Hand Panel: 1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Annandale, W. P.
Ashfield, S. J.
Bainbridge, R. C.
Barrlett, P. T. J.
Batty, Herbert Yates
Bird, D. P.
Blaikley, Mary M
Blaikley, William
Blake, V. B.
Burns, Joseph
See details for all 97 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 37
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 37
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, service number, rank
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, service number, rank
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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