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    Memorial

    The Modern Camelon Memorial

    Panel 7 - WW1 Names

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    Current Location

    Beside Lock 16, Forth and Clyde Canal, Between Lock 16, Portdownie, and Glenfuir Road (B816), Camelon, Falkirk, Central Scotland, FK1 5DU, Scotland

    OS Grid Reference

    NS 86866 79992

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    Type of Memorial
    Other structure
    WMR Reference Number
    76463
    Description
    Seven weathered Corten steel panels, each with a symbolic jagged cut down its middle, arranged in an arc on a grassed area in front of which is a keyhole-shaped paved area with curved granite benches carrying a gilded dedication around the front face. Originally there were five panels, with the dedication on the left-hand section of the first, with the WW1 names on its right-hand section and on the other four panels to its right. Two panels carrying the WW2 and Korean War names were subsequently erected to the left of the first panel. The inscription is laser-cut through the panels. The straight section of the keyhole shape provides the paved approach up from the parkland path below. This path has a raised border to the South, which is faced with slate panels, of which every other one carries a gilded incised inscription giving the name and year of principal WW1 and WW2 engagements, plus one for the War in Korea. The Union Jack flies from a flagpole set to the right of the upper paved area.
    Inscription
    Panel 1: WW2/ (Names) Panel 2: WW2/ (Names) , with Korean War/ (Names) on lower section of 2b Panel 3a- ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF/CAMELON IN FAITHFUL/MEMORY OF ALL THEIR/FELLOW MARINERS WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES IN TIMES OF WAR AND CONFLICT/SO THAT WE TODAY/SHOULD ENJOY AND/CHERISH THE BLESSING/OF FREEDOM Panel 3b- WW1/ (Names) Panels 4 - 7 WW1/ (Names) On the front of the granite benches: We will/ Remember them On the panels beside the approach path, from the bottom: Ypres 1915/ Gallipoli 1915/ Somme 1916/ Passchendale 1917/ Amiens 1918/ Dunkirk 1940/ Battle of Britain 1940-1941/ Normandy Landings 1944/ War at Sea 1940-1945/ War in Pacific 1941-1946/ War in Korea 1950-1953
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    259
    Died
    259
    Information shown
    Unit, rank, surname, initials of forenames, decorations
    Order of names
    Unit, THEN rank THEN alphabetically surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    72
    Died
    72
    Information shown
    Unit, initials, surname, awards
    Order of names
    Unit, THEN rank, THEN alphabetically by surname
    War
    Korean War (1950-1953)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    Unit, initials, surname
    Custodian
    Falkirk Council

    Components

    Memorial

    Made from: Steel


    Condition: Good


    • The long story of the development of this memorial-http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2000&mforum=warmemscot
    • Pictures of the memorial and the story of the unveiling (Note the report only shows 4 of the 5 names panels; panel 5 is shown as an image on this report) -http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=9518&mforum=warmemscot