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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:29 pm Post subject: Leith Congregational Church |
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Leith Congregational Church
Location: South Leith Parish Church, Kirkgate, Leith
OS Ref: NT 270 760
Thanks to Innes Gray via Andrew Grant for these photographs from South Leith Parish Church.
I really like these tablets. I'm assuming that the little carvings at the top of them mean that one set of names were soldiers and one set were sailors
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DerekR Moderator
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 3013 Location: Hawick, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:02 am Post subject: |
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I recognised the name of David Peace, he died in the Gretna rail disaster and his sister lived in Hawick. He was one of 3 men with a Hawick connection who died that day:
Name: PEACE, DAVID
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: "A" Coy. 7th Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 22/05/1915
Service No: 536
Additional information: Son of John W. Peace, of 20, North Junction St., Leith, Edinburgh. Born at Leith, Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: EDINBURGH (ROSEBANK) CEMETERY _________________
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apanderson Administrator
Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 2571 Location: Stirlingshire
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:22 am Post subject: |
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From 'The Scotsman', Monday 5th June 1922, Page 2.
"Lord Provost Hutchison yesterday at the forenoon service in Leith Congregational Church, Constitution Street, unveiled the memorial to sixteen men connected with the congregation who died in the war.
The memorial consists of two marble mural tablets.
The service was conducted by the Rev. G. B. Shepherd and the Rev. T. C. Murphy."
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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There is another Congregational Church in Leith. I'd be interested to know why this memorial has ended up in the South Leith PC rather than the Duke Street Congregational Church?
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