Men of Lenzie

Lenzie WM - Taken by A P Anderson for Scottish War Memorials Project 19 Mar 2017

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Reference WMO/260824

Address:

Public Hall

Kirkintilloch Road

Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire

Scotland

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Status: On original site

Type: Non freestanding

Location: Internal

Setting: Inside a building - public/private

Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet

Materials:

Metal Bronze
Timber Timber (any)

Lettering: Raised

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)

About the memorial: The two memorials are on a shared wooden board. The WW1 plaque is at the bottom, and is a bronze plaque. There was an accompanying Parchment scroll in a glass cylinder with 74 names, but that is now lost. All decoration of the plaque is in relief- at each top corner is a wreath, at bottom left are two furled flags with a crown centred above them, and at bottom centre is a stooped soldier with rifle looking at the grave of a fallen colleague, within an embossed roundel, and at bottom right is a field gun within an embossed shield. Above, for WW2, is a Bronze Celtic cross, with a bronze dedication plaque at centre. Again the names were placed on a parchment roll in a sealed container in the wall, which is also lost. However the newspaper report provides the names for those 15 men and 1 nursing sister

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Comments:

Kirkintilloch Herald, 21st September 1949. ‘Unveiling of War Memorial at Lenzie’ 

A memorial to the fallen of the Second World War was unveiled and dedicated at a simple and yet most impressing service held in Lenzie Public Hall at 12.30 p.m. on Sunday – at the close of the forenoon services in the three local churches. 

The Memorial has been placed in the vestibule of the hall, immediately above that of the 1914-18 war. As in the case of the first war, the roll of honour, bearing the names of fifteen men and a woman nurse, is contained in a sealed container kept in a recess in the wall. 

The new memorial is based on the Celtic Cross with a centre panel and was designed by Mr James Barr of Messrs Benno Schotz. The roll of honour is the work of Miss Ann Macleod, daughter of the memorial’s designer. The inscription on the centre panels reads “With gratitude to the men and women of Lenzie who served their country in the World War, 1939 – 45.” 

At Sunday’s largely attended service, seats were reserved for next of kin. 

The service was conducted by the rev. Canon Collins, senior clergyman in Lenzie and he was accompanied bt Major William S. I. Whitelaw, M.C., who unveiled the memorial and Mr John Duncan, C.A., chairman of the Public Hall Trustees. 

The service opened with the singing of the National Anthem, the accompaniments being played by Mr Dan. Adam. 

Then followed the Lord’s Prayer, in which the congregation joined and The Collect for All Saints. 

The first Scripture reading was from Wisdom iii., 1-9. 

In the course of a short address, Canon Collins recalled that Britain had gone to war in 1914-18 and again in 1939-45 in fulfilment of promises given to Belgium and Poland respectively – “scraps of paper” as they had been designated. Our word had been given and we had kept it. In the second war the world looked on in wonder and someone said “Britain is done for”. But there was a might and strength which came from a good conscience and their brave men and women had that. In this second war the battle had come within gunshot range of Lenzie. 

The reading of the names of the Fallen was a duty capably discharged by Mr Duncan, the following being the roll of honour: 

The Fallen 

Private T. S. Adam, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 
Private H. A. Campbell, Black Watch  
1st Lieutenant R. J. Carnochan, D.S.C., Royal Naval Reserve 
Lieutenant R. D. Glover, Royal Artillery
Leading Aircraftsman W. Gray, Royal Air Force 
Able-bodied Seaman J. Hannah, Royal Navy  
Officer Cadet D. T. Hutton, Royal Army Service Corps  
Lance Corporal N. Johnston, Royal Army Ordnance Corps 
Officer-Cadet A. Park, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry  
1st Lieutenant (Nursing Sister) J. S. Portingale, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Nursing Service 
Flight Lieutenant R. A. Shrubb, Royal Air Force 
Guardsman A. Stark, Scots Guards 
Corporal R. Thomson, Scots Guards 
Stoker J. A. L. Urquhart, Royal Navy  
Flight Lieutenant M. White, Royal Air Force  
Flight Lieutenant P. Wyatt-Smith, Mentioned in Despatches, Royal Air Force  

This was followed by the singing of a hymn of which the following is the first verse: 
‘O valiant Hearts, who to your glory came 
Through dust of conflict and through battle-flame 
Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved 
Your memory hallowed in the Land you loved.’ 
Unveiling the memorial, Major Whitelaw said: “To the glory of God and in very grateful remembrance of those brave man and women of Lenzie who gave their lives in the Second World War. I unveil this memorial and commit it to the care of the Trustees of Lenzie Public Hall.” 

Mr Duncan, on behalf of the trustees, said: “I accept the guardianship of this memorial with that of the First World War as a sacred trust and we shall guard it reverently in memory of those men and women of Lenzie who gave their lives for King and Country and righteousness sake.” 

Following the prayer of dedication the congregation sang “O God our help in ages past.” 

The service closed with a further reading from scripture and prayer and blessing. 

The next of kin filed from the hall to view the memorial in the vestibule and the general public followed after a short interval. 

The arrangements for the service were most thorough and reflect high credit on Treasurer R. L. Hill and his fellow colleagues of the Hall Trustees. 

Lenzie Scouts played a valuable part in the distribution of service leaflets and in the provision of a guard of honour.

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TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF LENZIE/WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914 1919/ WITH GRATITUDE/TO THE MEN AND/WOMEN OF LENZIE/WHO SERVED THEIR/COUNTRY IN THE/WORLD WAR/1939-1945

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