The Scottish War Memorials Project

spoons · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:29 pm Post subject: Lamington

Sometimes recorded as Wandel and Lamington. Previously listed on the project as a church memorial but I believe it is a civic memorial as there is no other memorial that seems to cover the area and the men are not listed on the Coulter (Culter) memorial which seems to be the next nearest.

UKNIWM Ref 53621

OS Map Ref NS 979 309

The memorial is set into the North outside wall of the church in a sealed off doorway. There are two churches in Lamington, this is the one to the North of the main road. I believe that it is no longer used for worship as there are no nameboards, noticeboards or anything else at the building to show that it is now used as a church.

The last line is not very clear in the photo “He that loseth his life for My sake shall find it”.

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:41 pm Post subject:

A couple of men from the list

MacLEHOSE, JAMES COLIN
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Rifle Brigade
Unit Text: 16th Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 14/02/1917
Additional information: Son of James and Mary MacLehose, of The Old Parsonage, Lamington, Lanarkshire. Born at Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. K. 15.
Cemetery: BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

PETTIGREW, ADAM S.
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 15th Bn.
Age: 35
Date of Death: 03/07/1916
Service No: 13016
Additional information: Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Pettigrew, of Lamington, Lanarkshire; husband of Jessie Pettigrew, of 8, Union Rd., Inverness.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 15 C.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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