Orchardhill WW2 Plaque

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Renfrew
Town: Giffnock
County: Strathclyde
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 90396

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Current location

12
Orchardhill Parish Church
Church Road
Giffnock
Renfrew
Strathclyde
G46 6JR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 56346 58704
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description

Metal Plaque on a grey stone backboard in a wooden frame

Inscription

1939 – 1945 /TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY /OF THOSE FROM THIS CHURCH WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR /[names in 2 columns]/“THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS/ ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD” / Around the Perimeter-“AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM”

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Anderson, Norman Mcl
Barrowman, Hamish
Bissett, William
Bolden, Stanley
Dalziel, William Mci
Grant, William Mcl
Hood, Maurice J
Knox, Eric R
Ledingham, John E
Linn, W Stanley
See details for all 16 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, decorations
Order of information: surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

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