The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

jrah60 · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:25 pm Post subject: Cadzow Parish Church Hamilton

Cadzow Parish Church, Woodside Walk, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, ML3 7HY.

UKNIWM: Not Listed
OS Grid Ref. NS 723549

This Gothic style church, designed by R A Bryden, was opened in 1877 for coal miners and their families. Halls designed by Cullen, Lochhead and Brown added in 1925 and 1961. The stained glass windows are by Stephen Adam, Douglas Hamilton, John Blyth and Sadie McLellan.
Many thanks to Mr. A. Irvine, Elder of the church, for allowing me access to, and for showing me round the church.

The WW1 brass plaques are situated either side of the pulpit.

The left hand side plaque is inscribed as follows:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS AND ADHERENTS OF THIS CHURCH WHO, SERVING IN HIS MAJESTY’S FORCES SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE SACRED CAUSE OF LIBERTY AND FREEDOM IN THE GREAT WAR FROM 1914 TO 1919.

John Aitken
William Allan
Thomas Anderson
Daniel Blair
William Brownlie
John Calder
Walter Carruthers
James Chalmers
Charles Cheyne
Hugh Connell
Allan H. Craig
John Crawford
William Currie
David Dykes
John Easton
Joseph Ferris
John Findlay
Andrew Fleming
David Dryman Forbes
Alexander Forsyth
James Graham
James Hamilton
Andrew C. Hay
Samuel Johnston

The right hand plaque has the same introductory inscription as the left hand one, with the following names.

Hugh Lambie
John Douglas Lightbody
William McLagan
James McLaren
William McLaren
Hugh P. Milne
Andrew F. Rankin
Norman McLeod Robertson
Peter Robertson
William Robertson
John Rodger
Alexander Russell
William Stewart
James Struthers MA
John Alexander Struthers
John Walker
Thomas Walker
John Walkinshaw
William Wallace
David Watson
William John White
Archibald McLean Wilson
James Young

jrah60 · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:36 pm Post subject: Cadzow Parish Church Hamilton

The WW2 Memorial is in the form of a superb stain glass window.

The window is inscribed as follows:

BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN

TO THE GLORY OF GOD REMEMBERING THE SACRIFICE OF 1939 - 1945

William Harcus Black MB. CHB. RAMC
Robert Freeland RAF
Andrew Frew Royal Signals
Alexander McD. Gardiner RAF
Adam Gillespie A&S Highlanders
William Hutchison RA
Robert Laird Scots Guards
Robert Logan RA
Alexander C. Mc Culloch RA
John Steven Recce. Regt.
James Porter RAF
Henry H. Patrick RAF
William Paton Cameronians
Charles McMillan Gordon Highlanders
Benjamin McLaughlan SAS

At the foot of the window there are two small glass frames enclosing written information relating to the theme of the stain glass window and the name of the designer.

jrah60 · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:43 pm Post subject: Cadzow Parish Church Hamilton

Between those two frames is a larger glass frame which contains the Roll of Honour Book. The book lists the names of all those members and adherents of the church who served in the various branches of the services during WW2.
Those names written in Black survived, those written in Red made the ultimate sacrifice.

jrah60 · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:50 pm Post subject: Cadzow Parish Church Hamilton

jrah60 · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:56 pm Post subject: Cadzow Parish Church Hamilton

John Houston

apanderson · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:19 pm Post subject:

Fantastic photos John!

Anne

Mike Morley · Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:12 pm Post subject:

Name: MCLAGAN, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service Number: 330784
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 9th (Glasgow Hdrs) Bn
Date of Death: 8/3/1917
Age: 22
Additional Information: Son of William and Jane McLagan, of "Heath Bank," South Park Rd., Hamilton.
Grave Reference: VIII A 193
Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.

Also named on Glasgow High School and Hamilton War Memorials.