Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Renfrew
Town
Barrhead
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
90388

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Current location

United Reformed Church
Arthurlie Street
Barrhead
Renfrew
Strathclyde
G78 2TL
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 505 588
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
Hand drawn Roll of honour in a glazed wooden frame. The names of the fallen are shaded in red
Inscription
1914 1916/Barrhead E U Church/Roll of Honour/[names in 2 columns]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Christie, J
Lambie, W
Maclean, J
Mccallum, Thomas
Osborne, David
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 49
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 49
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, decorations
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5665&mforum=warmemscot
  • History of the Church-About the same time as the Disruption, another doctrinal dispute was ongoing in the Church of Scotland. Presbyterians accepted the Calvinistic Doctrine of Election as defined in the Westminster Confession of Faith. To this doctrine was offered that of free salvation for all, with the Rev. Dr. Morrison of Kilmarnock as leader of the new dissenters. In 1844 a small local group set up an independent church in Neilston. In 1853 the Morrisonian Church in Arthurlie Street (now the United Reformed Church) was opened. The first minister was Rev. Mr. McCallum. Another notable minister was the Rev. Alexander Davidson, father of John Davidson, poet and friend of Oscar Wilde. The church became a leading influence in the cultural life in Barrhead. It acquired the first church organ in the town. Mr Rochester, the organist, was also a conductor of Barrhead Brass Band. The most notable minister of the church was Rev. Edward Bruce Kirk, a noted amateur astronomer. Barrhead Co-operative Society evolved from a meeting in the Morrisonian Church in 1861.

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