Memorial

Caledonian Railway

Memorial

Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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Current Location

Facing into concourse., Glasgow Central Railway Station, Gordon Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, G1 3PE, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

NS 58794 65311

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 13356
Description: Elaborate plaque fixed to the south front of the stone arches leading to Gordon St. At top is device of lion rampant, enclosed with wreath. Each side of the memorial is a flag and wreath combination with a crown at the peak of the staff, bound with swags of laurel to the central panel with the inscription. The names are in six columns with a palm tree branch, symbolic of peace at their foot. In front of the memorial is a collecting box fashioned from artillery shells of various calibres, with a plaque on the largest. By May 2018 this is LOST. On the plinth has been added a WW2 plaque (see Our ref. 61029)
Inscription: TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF/ THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 704
Died: 704
Information shown: surname, initals of forenames
Order of names: surname

History

Sponsor Type: corporate

Ceremonies

Unveiled

15 November 1921

LT-GEN SIR FRANCIS J DAVIES KCB, KCMG, KCVO

Dedicated

15 November 1921

REV DR JAMES MACGIBBON MC

Conservation

Custodian: Current Station Operator

Components

Plaque

Height: 2400mm

Width: 1050mm

Depth: 60mm

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Trophy / Relic

Condition: Lost

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Caledonian Railway

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

Caledonian Railway

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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