The Scottish War Memorials Project

Keptie · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 342 Location: Angus

The Press & Journal of 3 July 2008 covered a story by the concregation of Glass Church (near Huntly) as the Church of Scotland head office in Edinburgh had decided to sell the St Andrews Church of Scotland , Glass for alternative use viz dwellinghouse . The P & J newspaper highlighted that the church had a Brass War Memorial Plaque within the Church erected by Sir Ewan Cameron KCMG & Lady Cameron in memory of their son :

Capt William Henry Veitch CAMERON , 1st Bn Highland Light Infantry who was a casualty of the Great War on 20 December 1914 .

The P & J newspaper also highlighted that the Great War Casualty was a Great great uncle of Rt Hon David Cameron ,MP ( Tory Leader. )

A friend of mine , Fraser Mitchell in Strichen sent me the Press & Journal re this proposed church sale and I contacted a friend of mine Allan Henry , Councillor in Aberdeenshire who put me in contact with a councillor in Huntly . I notified the Inventory of War Memorials in London and the War Memorials trust . They got assurances from the Church that the memorial will be cared for and not thrown out on the changeover from Church to Dwellinghouse . I have not heard further from the "friends of Glass church " who wanted to buy the church as a "going concern" as they had ministers to take services etc . I have not heard further on what has happened to the church since the sale and the Cameron War Memorial within the building

The Press & Journal newspaper of 3 July 2008 page 13 showed the memorial Brass plaque which reads :

" To the Glory of God and In Loving and Honoured Memory of William Henry Veitch CAMERON, Captain 1st battalion , The Highland Light Infantry . Second and Beloved son of Sir Ewan Cameron KCMG and Lady Cameron . Killed in Action near Festubert December 20th 1914 aged 31 . Faithful until Death ."

I sent my paper work to the Inventory of War Memorials for their archive . I also sent a copy to Rt Hon David Cameron MP together with a copy of the Officers died in the Great War casualty report on his Great Great Uncle . David Cameron replied personally to my letter and said that his father and brother would also be given copies of my letter and contents . Seems the Church was sold by the Church of Scotland head offices in Edinburgh .

Maybe some in that Huntly area has an update on this Memorial Plaque and has a copy of the P & J newspaper

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patrick W Anderson

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 548 Location: Aberdeenshire

Patrick

You contributed to posts on this same subject and Glass Kirk
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=669

As far as I know, things are still unresolved.
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Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

www.kinnethmont.co.uk

Keptie · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 342 Location: Angus

Thanks for that and hopefully "they " have kept their promise to the Inventory of War Memorials & the War Memorials Trust and others that they will not throw out the brass Memorial Plaques

patrick W Anderson

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 548 Location: Aberdeenshire

Keptie · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 342 Location: Angus

From what I saw in the P & J papers the Church of Scotland head office in Edinburgh put the Glass Kirk up for sale and the kirk folks at Glass were contacted by the Councillor from Huntly and from the Inventory of War Memorials in London as well as the War Memorial Trust to make sure that the War memorial inside the kirk to Capt Cameron would be put to a safe location if the church was changed into a dwellinghouse .

Seems from what you say Jim the sale has not gone through and it has not become a dwellinghouse