Gretna Old Parish Church WW1

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Reference WMO/273342

Address:

Gretna Old Parish Church

Glasgow Road

Gretna Green

DG16 5DU

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Copper
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Shield shaped copper plaque with inscription in relief mounted on wooden backboard. Laurel leaves in relief at the top corners of the plaque with wreath encircling the list of names. Coloured Union Flag in the upper left corner and another (unknown) coloured flag with Lion Rampant at top right. Lieutenant K[enneth] J[ames] Stafford is also commemorated on the Carlisle Grammar School Memorials. He was the son of the Minister- Revd J O Stafford who died in the bombing of the Masonic Hall in WW2.- see WMO/178172
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GRETNA PARISH CHURCH/ THEY WHOM THIS TABLET COMMEMORATES WERE/ NUMBERED AMONG THOSE WHO AT THE CALL OF/ KING AND COUNTRY LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM/ AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY THE/ PATH OF DUTY AND SELF SACRIFICE. GIVING UP THEIR/ OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM./ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES/ BE NOT FORGOTTEN. THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919./ (38 names)

Robt Anderson CDNS, Thos W Beattie DLI, L Cpl D G Bell KOSB, Cpl Robt Birnie RE, Jos Blacklock CDNS, L Cpl Jos Burnett ASH, Sergt Jas Carlyle KOSB, Wm Coupland RIF, John G Dickson CAMS, Jas Elliot KL, Hrld Fell RF, Chris Graham KOSB, Wm Henry RSF, L Cpl Walt Hutton KOSB, Geo Johnstone CDNS, Herbt J Lavers LNL, Jas Lucas KOSB, Sam McCarl BR, Wm McCarl KOSB, And Mackie SH, Geo I Mckay RN, Wm R McKay RSF, Edw McMurray RS, John Maxwell SG, Peter Merrick RB, Jas H Murray HLI, Cecil H O’Dell LF, Fred G O’Dell RF, Jas Phillips BR, John Phillips KOSB, John Rome MGC, Lieut K J Stafford MC RFA, Dav Stevenson KOSB, L Cpl W Telford HLI, Jas Thompson KOSB, Robt Wood RSF, Roberta E Robertson MW

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