Nitshill

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Reference WMO/146456

Address:

Nithsdale Road

Nitshill

G53 7BN

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Other cross
Materials:
  • Metal Iron
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial is located on Nithsdale Road on the slope behind Nitshill railway station. The 14 foot high memorial is an exquisite Celtic Cross mounted on a rectangular plinth bearing inscription and names, on a two-stepped base; memorial enclosed by metal railings The lovely grey granite Creetown cross is decorated with traditional pictish carvings of warriors, battle and hunt scenes. The WW1 names include John Meikle VC
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Inscription on Front of Plinth: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FROM THIS DISTRICT/GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR (List of Names) "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" Rear of Plinth, hidden inscription: (Additional Names which are believed to be WW2)

WW1 Names- COLUMN 1- John Alexander /John M. Alexander/John Armstrong /David Berry /Patrick Berry /David Clark /John R. Clark /Robert Clark /Michael Doherty /John Faulds /James Forsyth /William Forsyth /Robert Forrest /David Gilmour /Hugh Halford /William Henderson / William Hone /Robert Hunter /Alexander Jarvis /Robert Johnston /Thomas Johnston / James Kelly /Andrew Law COLUMN 2-James R. Law /Matthew Law /Thomas McBride /Thomas McGoran /James McHaffie, D.C.M. /James McKean /James McWilliam /James Malloch /James Maxwell / John Meikle, V.C., M.M. /James Monaghan /Robert Murray /David Nicol /John Paterson M.A. /James Rennie /James Roy/Walter Scott /David Steven /Robert Smith /Thomas Strain /Alexander Stirling /George Taylor /John Ward /William Wyllie /William Young (assumed) WW2 Names- COLUMN 1-John Carslaw /John Conlogue /James Goodwin /Gilbert Hotchkiss /Edward Keenan /Robert King COLUMN 2-Matthew Kirkwood/Peter McGuire /John Quigg /James Slater/Robert Stoddart /John White BELOW THE COLUMNS-Frank Wood /Vincent Costello/Thomas C P Faulds/Henry McQuatter/William McGettigan/John Fox/George Sharp/George T D Alexander/Patrick Conlogue/James Chapple/John Mason Cluness/Daniel McShane/Joseph Smith

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