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Overall View - Taken by David McNay 29 Dec 2006
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The Dedication Plaque - Taken by David McNay 29 Dec 2006
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The Names Plaque - Taken by David McNay 29 Dec 2006
Reference WMO/288673
Address:
M & D's Scotland's Theme Park
Strathclyde Country Park
Motherwell
ML1 3RT
Scotland
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- Second World War (1939-1945)
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Dedication Plaque- THIS CAIRN WAS ERECTED ON THE SITE OF/THE FORMER MINING VILLAGE OF/BOTHWELLHAUGH/IN IT'S HEYDAY IN THE 1920'S IT WAS A/THRIVING COMMUNITY OF APPROXIMATELY/2000 PEOPLE. AT ITS CENTRE THE/HAMILTON PALACE COLLIERY, VIRTUALLY/THE SOLE EMPLOYER AND THE WAY OF/LIFE FOR THE VILLAGE, WHEN/THE COLLIERY FINALLY CLOSED IN 1959/THE VILLAGE SLOWLY DIED AND BY THE/1960'S NOTHING WAS LEFT BUT MEMORIES,/TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO EVER/LIVED THERE IT WAS ALWAYS/AFFECTIONATLY KNOWN AS/"THE PAILIS" ;Names Plaque-IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF /BOTHWELLHAUGH WHO GAVE /THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918 AND THE FOLLOWING /MEN IN THE WORLD WAR OF 1939-1945/[13 names]
A.B. R. Alexander, R.N./ A.B. J. Bradley, R.N./ Pte. W. Crawford, R.A./ Pte. J. Crawford, R.A.C./ Pte. A. Dougan, Seaforth Hndrs./ Pte. E. Friel, Gordon Hndrs./ 2nd Lt. S. Little, Gordon Hndrs./ Pte. J. McGarrity, Ldn. Scottish/ Pte. F. McMahon, R.A.S.C./ Pte. Wm. Mitchell, R.S. Greys/ A.B. Wm. Nelson, R.N./ Pte. A. Semple, R.A.S.C./ Pte. J. Watson, Cameronians
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