Penicuik War Memorial

WM name reference IWM44693


Current Location:

Penicuik Public Park Jackson Street Entrance Penicuik Midlothian Lothian EH26 9BJ


Description:

PAVED BASE SURMOUNTED BY SQUARE DOUBLE PLINTH, TAPERING SHAFT AND CELTIC CROSS. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION CARVED ONTO THE 6 O'CLOCK FACE OF THE PLINTH AND NAMES PLACED ON BRONZE PLAQUES PLACED ON THE OTHER SIDES OF THE PLINTH. There is an additional plaque for a WW1 casualty, which was added in the late 20th century-Private Charles Lough of the HLI. The memorial is set in its own small garden surrounded by a beech hedge, four cypress trees and a low granite wall with ornamental iron rails and a gate


Campaign:

World War 1


Inscription:

6 O'CLOCK FACE: Top Step-THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE Pedestal- TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD AND/ IN PROUD MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ FROM PENICUIK/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ AND THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945 Plaques on other faces: (NAMES)


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Breslin Francis 29-10-1914 Penicuik War Memorial View
Clapperton George 31-7-1917 Penicuik War Memorial View
Conway John 29-10-1914 Penicuik 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.