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    Memorial

    City and County of Perth - The Golden Book (WW1 Roll of Honour)

    Dedication Page

    Source: Copyright Mark Duffy

    1/28

    Current Location

    St John's Kirk, St John's Place, Perth, Perth And Kinross, Tayside, PH1 5SZ, Scotland

    OS Grid Reference

    NO 11943 23544

    Denomination

    Church of Scotland

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    Type of Memorial
    Roll of honour or book of remembrance
    WMR Reference Number
    58770
    Description
    Book of Remembrance with the names of the First World War casualties of the County and City of Perth. Displayed in a glass top case within the Memorial Chapel, located below the tablet with the dedication of the restoration of the Church. Note- the images on this report are from a facsimile copy of the book
    Inscription
    Title Page-GOLDEN BOOK/PERTH and/PERTHSHIRE/ROLL OF/HONOUR Dedication Page-To the Glory of God/and in grateful memory of those/of the City and County of Perth/who, fell in the Great War./1914-1918./Unconquerable except by death/which they had conquered,/they have set up a monument of/native virtue which will command/the wonder, reverence, and gratitude/of our Island People/as long as we endure as a nation/among men. [The next page is page 7] Page 7 [names Adam to James M Barclay] Page 8 [names Rev R S Barclay to Joseph Brown] Page 9 [names Robert Brown to Carmichael] Page 10 [names Carr to Crabb] Page 11 [names Craig to Alex Donaldson] Page 12 [names James Donaldson to Elliot] Page 13 [names Elmslie to Freel] Page 14 [names Fyfe to Gray] Page 15 [names Greenhill to Henderson] Page 16 [names Hendry to Johnson] Page 17 [names Kaye to Leaver] Page 18 [names Leighton to Matthews] Page 19 [names Matthew to Moncur] Page 20 [names Moran to James McDougall, which comes before Donald] Page 21 [names Donald McDougall to Angus MacKenzie] Page 22 [names James MacKenzie to McQuibban] Page 23 [names Nairn to Pritchard] Page 24 [names Proudfoot to John T Roberston inc. John Robertson of the Royal Scots] Page 25 [names John Robertson (AEF) to Duncan Shand Page 26 [names Sharpe to D Smith] Page 27 [names George Smith to William Stuart] Page 28 [names Sutherland to Turpie] Page 29 [names Ursito to Winton] Page 30 [names Wood to Young]
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    1012
    Died
    1012
    Information shown
    surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of names
    surname THEN forename
    Additional Information
    The above number of names is correct, irrespective of two newspaper reports say- 1/ "5000 sons of Perthshire who gave their lives", 2/ "3669 men of the county and city who lost their lives"

    Components

    Book

    Made from: Vellum


    Condition: Unknown


    Case

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    • Our website http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.58771/fromUkniwmSearch/1
    • Perthshire Advertiser - Wednesday 24 October 1928 -Unveiling Of Perthshire's War Memorial. ARRANGEMENTS FOR SERVICE.- Arrangements have now been completed for the unveiling, on Friday, 2nd November, of the war memorial in the restored Church of St John to the 5000 sons of Perthshire who gave their lives in the Great War. .....
    • Dundee Evening Telegraph - Friday 02 November 1928 -PERTHSHIRE WAR SHRINE UNVEILED. -TRIBUTE IN ST JOHN'S CHURCH. RESTORATION BUILDING SCHEME. .....
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