The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

DelBoy · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:11 am Post subject: Unveiling info

(Glasgow Herald 8th of May 1922)
"On Saturday afternoon (6th) a monument erected in Denny Cemetery as a memorial to the 154 men of Denny and Dunpice who fell in the war was unveiled by the Duke of Montrose K.T. Provost Lochead presided, and the dedication address was delivered by the Rev. R.J. Bain, of Broompark U.F. church."

Derek.

apanderson · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:59 pm Post subject:

L/Cpl. David F. Allan is also listed on the Scottish Korean War Memorial.

See:

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=52122#52122

Anne

DelBoy · Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:48 pm Post subject: Memorial plaques for move

Council plans afoot to relocate replica memorial plaques for town centre redevelopment.
At least this article explains why there are two sets of name panels for the town.

http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/local-news/denny-war-memorial-debate-continues-1-3025927

"Residents in Denny and Dunipace are being encouraged to make their voices heard over the future location of the burgh’s war memorial.

Falkirk Council intends to temporaily relocate the plaques listing the names of fallen soldiers to the Broompark Centre in Denny while Church Walk is demolished.

But a consultation exercise is due to begin to gather opinions of where in the town centre a memorial should be sited on a permanent basis.

One option, which was discussed at a recent meeting of the town’s heritage society, and posted on the community council’s Facebook page, is to move the burgh’s original memorial from Denny Cemetery in Herbertshire, near Denny High School, to a more central location.

The monument, Victory or Peace, was unveiled by the Duke of Montrose on Saturday, May 6, 1922, and is the work of acclaimed memorial sculptor George Henry Paulin.

But the burgh’s annual Remembrance Day service was switched to Church Walk in Denny town centre after concerns that the cemetery was too far for elderly veterans to walk.

The plaques listing the burgh’s fallen, which are mounted on the granite base of the monument, were copied and installed on Stirling Street. It is these copies that will be temporarily relocated to the Broompark Centre.

Falkirk Council director of development services Rhona Geisler said: “A newsletter will be issued shortly to Denny residents to provide an update on the redevelopment of the town centre. This also includes information on the temporary relocation of the war memorial plaques and all views are welcome.”

The bronze figure in Denny Cemetery, a tribute to the 154 men from Denny and Dunipace who were killed during the First World War, cost £1200 and is sited on land gifted by Charles William Forbes of Callendar.

Inspired by the motif on the seal of the former burgh of Denny and Dunipace, it is considered a fine example of Paulin’s work.

The Clackmannannshire-born artist is acclaimed as one of the finest memorial sculptors who were working in the inter-war period. His work was commissioned across the world.

His artistic fame during the 1920s was such that he was commissioned to design the gravestone of the famous Scots-American industrialist and philantorpist Andrew Carnegie."

apanderson · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:41 am Post subject:

Town Memorial re-located to the grounds of Broompark Churchyard in Davies Row.

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:52 am Post subject:

Thanks Anne. From the article above it looks like this is only a temporary solution during work on the town centre, but it looks like they've done a pretty good job for a short term solution.

Thanks

Adam

apanderson · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 3:25 pm Post subject:

It looks really good - obviously quite a lot of work has gone into it.

However, as Denny town centre has been undergoing a 'proposed redevelopment' for years, the whole place looks more like a war-zone than anything else (in my personal opinion), so there's no knowing what will happen.

Anne

DelBoy · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 3:57 pm Post subject:

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:32 pm Post subject:

As part of my research into Wigtown (Dumfries & Galloway) men who fought in WW1 I came across John McGlade as the CWGC database states that his wife lived in Wigtown. It looks like she moved here after her husband died but the de Ruvigny entry for him is well worth reproducing below:

apanderson · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:52 pm Post subject:

Mike,

If you send me a PM with your personal e-mail address, I'll send you all the bits and pieces I have for John McGlade.

Anne

anne park · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:10 pm Post subject: Thomas Frame Bedford

Thomas Frame Bedford Pte S/19850 7th Gordon Highlanders b Milngavie, Dumbartonshire e Stirling Age 19 Killed in Action F&F 30/07/1918 Son of Thomas and Agnes Bedford, of 175, Stirling St., Dunipace, Denny, Stirlingshire. 1901 Census: 2 Wheatlands Home Farm, Denny. Soldiers Effects: Fa: Thomas. Service Returns: 118/AF 422 Age 18. Marfaux British Cemetery Fr 0622 Plot V Row A Grave 09 Evening Times 29-8-18 Page 3: Photo The Scotsman 03-09-18 P6: Denny
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anne park · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:12 pm Post subject: James Brodie

James McLachlan Brodie Pte S/7148 8th/10th Gordon Highlanders b Milngavie, Stirling 31/10/1895 e Stirling Age 21 Killed in Action F&F 09/04/1917 Son of Robert & Christina Clewes McLachlan Brodie. 1901 Census: Fankerton, Denny. Short Service: 3 pages. Father: Robert. Address: 29 Frankerton, Denny. Occ: Papermaker. Soldiers Effects: Father: Robert. Service Returns: 118/AF 448. Arras Memorial M. R. 20 Panel 8 & 9 The Scotsman 09-05-17 P7: Denny
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anne park · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:13 pm Post subject: Abraham Brown

Abraham Brown Cpl S/6800 9th Gordon Highlanders b Leven,Fife e Stirling Age 24 Killed in Action F&F 27/04/1917 Son of Mrs. Mary Marshall, of 23, Herbertshire St., Denny, Stirlingshire. Arras Memorial M. R. 20 Panel 8 & 9
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anne park · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:15 pm Post subject: John Coyle

John Coyle Lance Corporal 260030 1st/5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Age 29 Died Hampshire, United Kingdom 03/08/1918 Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton V. F. 26.
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anne park · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:17 pm Post subject: James Cunningham

James Cunningham L/Cpl S/5215 1st Gordon Highlanders b Colinton,M'lothian e Denny,Stirling Killed in Action F & F 16/06/1917 Arras Memorial M. R. 20 Panel 8 & 9
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anne park · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:18 pm Post subject: David Donaldson

David Donaldson Pte S/7110 8th/10th Gordon Highlanders b Markerton,Stirling e Stirling Age 36 Died of Wounds F&F 28/04/1917 Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras Fr 1182 Plot IV Row D Grave 15 Evening Times 18-6-17 Page 5: Photo
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