The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

spoons · Last edited by spoons on Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:18 pm; edited 2 times in total

WMR 44343
OS Map Ref NX 65192 79117

Location, in Balmaclellan Parish Church

Looking at the cover, you would be forgiven for thinking that this memorial lacked promise – but when you open it up – what treasure. Each page is beutifully written on vellum and I would love to know how they did the excellent badges at the head of each page. Works of art!

The memorial contains a page on each of the five WW2 dead (the same 5 as listed on the Balmaclellan civic memorial) then a full page on each of those who served. Finally, there is an index page.

Many more photos than is usual for this memorial, I am posting those who died here and will make future posts with those who served – this will have to be over at least two posts I am afraid because my camera ran out of memory so I will have to go back to complete the job and the church is only open for service on the first Sunday of each month.

This memorial richly deserves to be re-bound and put in a protective case.

spoons · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject:

The first 10 names of those who survived

DerekR · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:21 pm Post subject:

Superb.
My concern is that the original book is starting to look damp and grubby and won't last for another 50 years.
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Time but th' impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deeper wear.

spoons · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject:

spoons · Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject:

And here are numbers 11 to 20 of those who survived

spoons · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject:

Names 21 to 30 of those who survived

spoons · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:53 am Post subject:

Names 31 to 40 of those who survived

spoons · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:48 am Post subject:

This is the final batch of photos of the pages for those who survived plus the index.

David McNay · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:37 am Post subject:

Paul,

Do we have all the pages of this book on the forum?

spoons · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:47 am Post subject:

Yes, that's it complete.

\Paul

spoons · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:20 pm Post subject:

My thanks to Pauline Williams for the following information. This book is the work of local artist and craftsman James Gunyeon Jeffs (known as Tim Geoffs). He was a friend of Jessie M King and her husband. Jessie was the artist responsible for the nearby Kells WW2 Roll of Honour.

\Paul