Bo’ness War Memorial
WM name reference IWM73111
Current Location:
Near intersection with Church Wynd. Town is also known as Borrowstounness. Stewart Avenue Bo'ness West Lothian Lothian EH51 0EE
Description:
Tall grey granite obelisk with bronze downturned sword, wreath and burgh coat of arms on six o'clock face Obelisk is mounted on a two stepped platform. Various theatres of war are carved onto the faces of the base. There are two bronze plaques for WW1 and two for WW2.
Campaign:
World War 1
Inscription:
3 o'clock face (carved into stonework)- FRANCE / BELGIUM / RUSSIA / ITALY / GALLIPOLI 9 o'clock face (carved into stonework)- SALONICA/PALESTINE/MESOPOTAMIA/EGYPT/AFRICA 12 o'clock face (carved into stonework)- TO/OUR/GLORIOUS/DEAD/1914 1918 Each of 2 WW1 Plaques- SALUTE THE MEMORY OF/THESE THY SONS/WHO FOUGHT & LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/IN THE GREAT WAR/[names in 4 columns]/AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/WE WILL REMEMBER THEM First WW2 Plaque-1939 SALUTE THE MEMORY OF THESE THY SONS WHO FOUGHT/AND LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR/1945/[names in 5 columns] Second WW2 Plaque-1939 SALUTE THE MEMORY OF THESE THY SONS WHO FOUGHT/AND LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR/1945/[names in 2 columns & top of 3rd], [in column 3- MERCHANT NAVY/names; continuing in columns 4 & 5]
| Surname | First Name | Date of Death | Name of Memorial(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friars | John | 26-10-1914 | Bo'ness War Memorial | View |
Further information:
Find more information about a specific soldier visit findmypast. The Scots Guards are delighted that their Enlistment Books from 1840 to 1938 are now available at:
If you have information on a specific memorial please send it on to the Historical Committee. The Memorial information required is:
- Who or what formation of the Regiment is named on the memorial. What event, dates or other inscriptions on the memorial.
- The country, nearest town/city or other details of location.
- A description of the memorial with a photograph if possible.
- For bigger sites a copy of any advertising information or leaflets would be useful.
Please sent any information that you find to: Michael Campbell-Lamerton
As the information on the database builds up Michael Campbell-Lamerton will be sending regular updates to Archives at RHQ who remains the point of contact about for inquiries on past members of the Regiment.
