Whitburn War Memorial

WM name reference IWM53719


Current Location:

Near Community Centre Mansewood Crescent Whitburn West Lothian Lothian EH47 8EZ


Description:

Statue of a Scottish soldier standing, looking downwards, with arms reversed. The statue is on a stone stepped plinth bearing commemorative inscriptions and names of war dead. The commemoration to WW1 dead is inscribed in an inset section which has also been engraved with the names of a serving man killed in Northern Ireland and three WW1 casualties (presumably later additions). Further WW1 names are inscribed on separate inset panels on the sides of the plinth. The names of WW2 dead are inscribed on tablets affixed to the lower section of the plinth. A further tablet bears the name of a Gulf War casualty (2004)


Campaign:

World War 1


World War 2

Inscription:

6 O'Clock face: 1914-1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM WHITBURN AND DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (Names...NB The first name here relates to NI conflict, there are a further three WW1 additions) 1939 TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY 1945/ OF THE MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ (Names...) 9 O'Clock face: (WW1 Names.../ (Name...)/ IRAQ 2004 3 O'Clock face: (WW2 Names...)/ (Name...) KOREA 1952


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Wallace Gardner 9-10-1917 Whitburn War Memorial View
Forrest David 20-2-1944 Whitburn War Memorial View

Further information:

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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.