Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Motherwell
Town
Allanton, near Shotts
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
90254

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Description
White Marble Tablet in the shape of an open book on top of a stone plinth
Inscription
On the front of the plinth-AT THE/GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/AND IN THE MORNING/WE WILL/REMEMBER Left Hand 'Page' of the tablet-IN MEMORY OF/THOSE FROM/OUR VILLAGFE/WHO SACRIFICED/THEIR LIVES/DURING WORLD WAR II/THEY GAVE THEIR/TOMORROWS FOR/OUR TODAYS"/AT THE GOING DOWN/OF THE SUN/AND IN THE MORNING/WE WILL REMEMBER THEM Right Hand 'Page' of the tablet-[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Black, William
Cain, Edward
Campbell, James
Mccallum, Andrew
Miller, Andrew
Smith, David
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, decorations
    Order of information: surname THEN forename with the Sea Cadet at the end
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
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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