Memorial

Cockpen WW1

Cockpen WW1 Memorial alongside plaques commemorating Carrington casualties of Ww1 and WW2

Source: Copyright Rachel Pollitt

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Current Location

Parish Church, Cockpen, Midlothian, Lothian, EH19 3HT, Scotland

NT 31933 64195

Church of Scotland

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 89292
Description: Nowy headed Brass plaque in a wooden frame which echoes its shape
Inscription: [In a box] TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE UNDER-/ MENTIONED OFFICERS, N.C.O;S & MEN/ FROM THIS CHURCH/ & PARISH OF COCKPEN WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ DURING THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914-1919/...[names]/ [In a box at the base] GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 72
Died: 72
Information shown: surname, forename, title, rank, decorations
Order of names: officers first THEN 11 NCO's by regiment (1 per regiment) FOLLOWED by privates by regiment THEN surname THEN forename
Additional Information: The names cannot all be read from the image provided

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Frame

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good