The Scottish War Memorials Project

dhubthaigh · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:42 pm Post subject:

Just by pure coincidence I found the following article whilst perusing articles from The Scotsman;

THE SCOTSMAN 27.12.1920
ARBROATH

A fine brass mural tablet was yesterday forenoon unveiled in the vestbule of Ladyloan United Free Church, Arbroath, by the Rev. James Cameron, to the memory of 26 men connected with the congregation who fell in the war. Alongside of the memorial has been placed a framed oak vellum roll of honour bearing 174 names.

So the memorial posted here, if what the minister says is correct, is from Ladyloan Parish Church. This then begs the question where is the Ladyloan U.F. Memorial and velum RoH. I hope more memorials will be found as we go but thus far the amount of Arbroath church memorials that 'appear' to have been lost is frightening.

dhubthaigh · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:29 am Post subject:

Just to add to the confusion, if any more was needed, the former Erskine U.F. and Princes Street U.F. Churches merged in 1957 to form St Columba's, then merged with the united congregations of Ladyloan Parish & Ladyloan U.F. So the plaque could possibly be from Erskine or Princes St.

DelBoy · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:41 am Post subject:

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:56 pm Post subject:

It looks a bit like the Ladyloan WW2 memorial in its style and the information. Could this be the Ladyloan U.F. memorial if it isn't the parish church one and the information in the newspaper is actually wrong? (although mixing up 8 and 26 is a bit of a stretch!)

Given the former Ladyloan UF church became the new parish church in 1941 the Ladyloan WW2 memorial was possibly more likely to follow the style of the Ladyloan UF WW1 memorial though.

Adam

P.s. with the names and information above there should be a thread for the Ladyloan PC WM with 'Photos required'