St. David’s RC Church, Dalkeith
WM name reference WMO/135137
Current Location:
St David's Roman Catholic Church Eskbank Road Dalkeith EH22 3BQ
Description:
The war memorial at the Catholic church of St David’s on Eskbank Road in the Midlothian town of Dalkeith takes the form of a calvary. A wooden crucifix stands on a stone plinth with a wooden canopy. The Christ figure is made of fibreglass and painted. At the base of the cross are three tablets laid on a gravelled base, surrounded by a stone kerb. The two outer tablets are longer and inscribed with names of the fallen. The dedication is on the smaller central tablet
Campaign:
World War 1
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.
