The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Adam Brown · Last edited by Adam Brown on Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:27 pm; edited 11 times in total

This thread is now solely for discussion of potential memorials not covered by the Project in the West lothian area.

List last updated: 12th December 2007

Civic

Almondvale Roll of Honour, Location- Heritage Centre
Armadale (Lothian), Location - South Street - opposite junction of South Street/High Academy Street
Bathgate, New site, Location - Mid Street - new site next to church, UKNIWM Reference No. 5642
Blackburn (West Lothian), Location - East Main Street
East Whitburn, Location - Main Street, East Whitburn - next to public house
Fauldhouse, Location - Blackfaulds Place, Bridge Street, Fauldhouse
Kirknewton & East Calder, Location - Main road from East Calder to Kirknewton before railway crossing
Linlithgow and Abercorn, Location - St Michaels Parish Church
Livingston (Old), Location - Kirk Lane, Livingston Village - in grounds of churchyard
Livingston (New), Location - In car park at Council Headquarters, Livingston
Longridge, Location - Longridge Road
Mid Calder, Location - Memorial Gate at entrance to cemetery on Main Street
Stoneyburn, Location - At junction of Main Street/Cuthill Crescent, Stoneyburn
Torphichen & Westfield, Location - Torphichen Churchyard, Bowyett Road - outside wall of church building
West Calder, Location - Main Street adjacent to library, UKNIWM Reference No. 44688
Whitburn, Location - Whitburn Community Centre, Manse Road - grounds of community centre
Winchburgh & Niddry, Community, Location – Junction of Main Street and Niddry Road- opposite Tally Ho Pub

Church

Abercorn Parish Church Parishioners, Great War, Location - Abercorn Parish Church
Armadale Parish Church Parishioners, Location - Inside Armadale Parish Church
St Mary's RC Church, Batgate Parishioners, Location - Outside St Mary's RC Church, Batgate
Linlithgow, St Michael's Church Parishioners, Great War, Location - St Michael's Parish Church, UKNIWM Reference No. 44722
Winchburgh Parishioners, Parish Chuch, Location - Winchburgh Parish Church - inside church

Regimental & Unit

10th (Cyclist) Bn Royal Scots, Great War, Location - St Michaels Parish Church, Linlithgow
1st Polish Motor Ambulance, Location - St Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Linlithgow

Individual

Captain Wm L.D. Baillie, South Africa, Location - St Michaels Parish Church, Linlithgow
Captain Sindey B.N. Couper, Location - St Michaels Parish Church, Linlithgow
Thomas Rae, Location - St Michaels Parish Church, Linlithgow

Other

Bathgate, Old site of civic war memorial, Location - Simpson Crescent - old site of memorial with cairn
Korean War National Arboretum, Location - Witch Craig, Bathgate Hills, Bathgate

spoons · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:00 am Post subject:

There is (or was?) a memorial at Abercorn Partish Church, formerly Linlithgowshire but I believe now in West Lothian.
My evidence for this is an original order of service for the dedication and I will post this in the appropriate section of the forum.

Adam Brown · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:44 am Post subject:

Here’s some detail on Abercorn Parish Church.

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst9564.html

It was the family church of the Dayells of the so there may well be some memorials with a Royal Scots Greys connection in the church.

Adam

Roxy · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:34 pm Post subject:

I'll ask my Mum to check with the 'old folk' about any memorial in Broxburn: although I'm embarassed that I don't know!

Roxy
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Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan.

Roxy · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject:

Ma Roxy reckons that the WM is in the old Parish Church in Station Road. I'll check it out next time I'm home.

Roxy
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Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan.

spoons · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

There is an Armadale Public School Roll of Honour for the Great War.

I am afraid that I don't know its current location but there is an excellent readable photo here http://www.armadale.org.uk/armadale%20public%20school%20roll%20of%20honour.htm. Perhaps an eMail to the site owner would get this information and permission to use the photo?

\Paul

jean jeanie · Joined: 21 Jun 2008 Posts: 5 Location: West Midlands

War Memorial for Uphall can be found here:-

http://uphall.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=76

Best wishes
Jean

dhubthaigh · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:16 pm Post subject:

I noted that the RBL directory has Blackness WM (St. Ninians Way) listed in Falkirk area.
The UKNIWM Ref. has it listed in Lothian and British Gazetteer has it in West Lothian.
Thought I'd add this to avoid it being missed - and which area should it go in ?

Adam Brown · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject:

Mark

Blackness is in the Falkirk Council area.

Before 1997 it may have been in West Lothian District in which case it was in Lothian Region so that would explain the UKNIWM reference.

If in doubt as to which local authority a community is in there is a way to look it up. (I only thought of this the other day when I was trying to work out where the boundaries for Highland and Argyll Councils were). Look up the local primary school in google and it will point you to the local authority website. Easy!

Adam

dhubthaigh · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject:

Very good. I've put Blackness into the list for Stirling & Central. Hopefully be picked up soon.

KevinStoke · . Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 175

am I going daft but click on Almondvale roll of honour, then on Livingston old then on Livingston new you get the same photos for 3 memorials, can someone clear this up please

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject:

Kevin

This was one of our early posts and all three Livingston memorials are in one thread.

When the list was updated each entry points to the thread they are in.

Ideally when time permits the thread will be split and the list updated.

Cheers

Adam

spoons · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject:

Just seen this post on GWF by Alf McM under the heading 'Linlithgow Academy Roll of Honour'.

"I was recently in Linlithgow Academy, and noticed a roll of honour hanging on a wall, inside the building. It was slightly unusual in that it commemorated soldiers from 1914-1919. I would appreciate if someone could post a photograph, or a list of the names on this memorial."

So that's one more to add to the 'to-do' list.

\Paul

belsyde · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 25

Hi

I was checking through some of the forums and see that you asked it someone could photograph the War memorial in Linlithgow academy. I went in recently and asked the school if it was ok to take the photo of the memorial. I manage quiet a few and will put it on the forum if i can soemtime this winter.

I am going around Linlithgow to see what other memorials there and have quiet a few and have more to come. Would you be interetsed in them?

Frances

belsyde · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 25

PS this memorial use to be in the old academy which is now the Low Port Primary school opposite Tescos.

Frances