Barrhead

Barrhead War Memorial - Taken by The Scottish War Memorials Project 28 May 2006

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The origianal WW2 dedication - Taken by David McNay 24 Dec 2006

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The right hand WW2 names, showing that James M Wade was not then recorded - Taken by David McNay 24 Dec 2006

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Barrhead - Taken by Stephen Wagstaff 15 Apr 2017

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Reference WMO/218154

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Cowan Park

Barrhead

G78 1SS

Scotland

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Status: On original site

Type: Freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace

Description: Wheel cross

Materials:

Stone Stone (any)

Lettering: Leaded

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)
Northern Ireland
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About the memorial: The memorial is made of grey stone. There is a sloping square section plinth and block which sit on three broad low steps. The edges are rough dressed but all 4 faces of the block are polished and inscribed with the names of the fallen from WW1. The main face has a coat of arms above the Inscription ‘IN MEMORIAM’. The names of the fallen are in two columns on each face. Above the names of the fallen at the top edge of each face is a name of country or continent of battle from WW1. These are: FRANCE; FLANDERS; THE SEAS; RUSSIA; ASIA; AFRICA; TURKEY; ITALY. The cross above the block is carved on three sides with Celtic knot work. The cross has a wheel and there is a smaller cross carved into the lowest of the panels on the front face of the shaft. Overall height of the memorial is 6 to 8m . It faces Darnley Road within the park. For WW2 there is a low screen wall behind, terminating in 2 pillars on which the names are inscribed. The WW2 dedication is in the centre of this low wall. This was amended in November 2008 to include a post 1945 dedication, and 3 names- 2 died in the August 1974 Guildford pub bombings, and the third in a road accident while on duty in Northern Ireland in August 1979. At the same time the pillars each had '1939-1945' added to them.

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The following text is taken from the Paisley Daily Express of 5th November 2008

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THE names of three soldiers who died on active service around 30 years ago have been added to a town’s war memorial.

The families of Privates John Hunter and William Forsyth, both of the Scots Guards, and Private Douglas McKelvie, of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, saw their loved ones honoured at a moving ceremony at the memorial to the fallen of two World Wars and later conflicts at Cowan Park, Barrhead.

Private Hunter, who was 17, and Private Forsyth, who was 18, died in the notorious Guildford pub bombings of August 1974, while Private McKelvie, who was 20, died in a road accident while on duty in South Armagh in August 1979.

All three were from Barrhead.

A piper played a lament as the ceremony unfolded. It was conducted by the Rev Maureen Leitch, of Bourock Church, who offered words of comfort to the proud but still brokenhearted families of the three dead men.

Also present were members of the men’s regiments, along with old servicemen and women who are members of the British Legion.

In all, around 90 people attended the event which heard an address from Councillor Alex Mackie, Provost of East Renfrewshire, who paid tribute to the courage and sacrifice of Privates Hunter, Forsyth and McKelvie.
The war memorial at Cowan Park has a long list of the names of those killed in war and other conflicts.

And, after consultation with families, it was decided to add the names of those who died in more recent conflicts.

A spokesman for East Renfrewshire Council said: “The ceremony went very well and was very well attended by families and representatives of the regiments, along with the British Legion.

“It was obviously a very moving experience for the families even after all this time.”

The rededication of the war memorial took place on Saturday, November 1, the first day of the season of remembrance, which culminates on Armistice Day, on November 11.

Hundreds will remember the fallen on Remembrance Sunday on November 9.

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WW1 memorial: 6 O'clock: IN MEMORIAM/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) 9 O'clock: (NAMES) 12 O'clock: (NAMES) 3 O'clock: (NAMES) Screen Wall- THE CITIZENS OF BARRHEAD/ RECORD WITH PRIDE AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/FALLEN IN OTHER CONFLICTS SINCE 1945/[names] [WW2 names are on pillars terminating each end of the screen wall-James M Wade for WW2 was added in 2008] [Note that the Original wording of the WW2 Dedication was- THE CITIZENS OF BARRHEAD/ RECORD WITH PRIDE AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945]

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WW1 Names: Main Face- LH Column- ADAIR, WILLIAM S./ AGNEW, SAMUEL/ AIRD, ALEXANDER/ AIRSTON, ROBERT P./ ALLAN, ALEXANDER/ ANDERSON, HENRY/ ANDERSON, JAMES/ ANDERSON, JAMES A./ ANDERSON, MATTHEW/ ANDERSON, ROBERT/ ANDERSON, THOMAS/ ANDERSON, WILLIAM/ ANDERSON, WILLIAM M./ AYTON, JOHN/ BAIRD, JAMES/ BAIRD, JOHN/ BARR, DANIEL/ BARRON, THOMAS G/ BAXTER, R. WALLACE/ BAYNE, EDWARD/ BEATON, JAMES/ BERRY, DAVID/ BERRY, PATRICK/ BROWN, JAMES/ BUCHANAN, WILLIAM/ BURNS, ALEXANDER/ RH Column CAIRNDUFF, ROBERT P./ CALDWELL, WILLIAM/ CAMERON, ALEXANDER/ CAMERON, RODERICK/ CAMERON, THOMAS/ CAMPBELL, ANDREW/ CAMPBELL, ARCHIBALD S./ CAMPBELL, DAVID/ CAMPBELL, HUGH/ CAMPBELL, JAMES/ CARMICHAEL, DAVID W./ CARROLL, JAMES/ CARROLL, LAWRENCE/ CARROLL, THOMAS/ CARROLL, WILLIAM/ CHAPMAN, JOSEPH/ CHAPMAN, WILLIAM McN./ CHISHOLM, DUNCAN/ CHRISTIE, CHARLES/ CHRISTIE, JAMES/ CHRISTIE, JOHN/ CLARK, ALEXANDER/ COUBROUGH, ALEXANDER/ COUBROUGH, WILLIAM/ COULTER, JAMES/ CRAWFORD, WILLIAM/ CUNNINGHAM, ROBERT/ Side Panel 1- LH Column- CURRAN, HENRY/ DAKERS, ROBERT/ DOCHERTY, DANIEL/ DOCHERTY, JAMES/ DOCHERTY, MICHAEL/ DOIG, JAMES T./ DONALD, JOHN A./ DONNELLY, JOHN/ DONNELLY, MATTHEW/ DOUGLAS, JAMES/ DOW, JAMES/ DUFFIN, CHARLES/ DUNN, JOHN/ DUNN, JAMES/ DUNN, PATRICK/ DUNLOP, JAMES/ ELLINGHAM, JAMES/ ELLINGHAM, GEORGE/ ELLIS, ROBERT/ EWING, ARCHIE D./ FARMER, JOHN/ FAULDS, WILLIAM/ FERGUSON, THOMAS/ FLEMING, WILLIAM/ FLYNN, JAMES/ FORSYTH, JAMES/ FRASER, JOHN/ FULTON, RICHARD/ GALLAGHER, JOSEPH/ GALLAGHER, PATRICK/ GALLAGHER, PATRICK/ GALLAGHER, ROBERT/ GALBRAITH, WILLIAM/ GAILLEY, ANDREW/ GEBBIE, JOHN/ GEMMELL, JOHN/ GRANT, JOHN/ GRAY, GEORGE/ GALLIGHAN, PATRICK/ HOLMES, JAMES/ RH Column- GEMMELL, THOMAS/ GILMOUR, ALEXANDER B./ GILMOUR, ALEXANDER C./ GOLDING, JOHN/ GOODWIN, ARTHUR/ GORMLIE, GAVIN C./ GORMLIE, JOHN H./ GORMLIE, THOMAS C./ GRAHAM, ARCHIBALD C./ GRAHAM, HUGH/ GRAHAM, JOHN/ GRAHAM, JAMES/ GRIER, WILLIAM/ HAGGERTY, JAMES/ HAGGERTY, WILLIAM/ HALFORD, HUGH/ HALFORD, JAMES/ HANLON, JOHN/ HANNAH, THOMAS/ HARMON, FRED/ HARRISON, ALEXANDER/ HARVEY, DAVID/ HARVIE, JAMES/ HAY, ALEXANDER/ HENDERSON, JAMES J./ HIGGINS, COLLIN/ HIGHET, ALEXANDER/ HILL, NICHOLAS/ HILL, THOMAS/ HOLDER, DAVID/ HOUSTON, ALEXANDER S./ HOUSTON, HUGH/ HUNTER, GEORGE/ IRVINE, CHARLES/ IRVINE, DAVID/ IRVINE, WALTER/ GRAY, JAMES/ GRAY, PETER/ HOLMES, JOHN/ JOHNSTONE, HUGH H./ Side Panel 2- LH Column JACK, SAMUEL/ JARDINE, JOHN/ JARDINE, JOHN T./ JOHNSTON, SAMUEL/ JONES, WILLIAM/ KEAN, ANDREW McC/ KEAN, CHARLES/ KELLY, JAMES/ KENNEDY, ADAM J./ KINCAID, FRANK/ KING, JOHN/ KING, ROBERT/ KINLOGUE, PATRICK/ KIRKWOOD, ARCHIBALD/ LAFFERTY, ALEXANDER/ LAFFERTY, MARTIN/ LAMB, ROBERT/ LAMBIE, WILLIAM/ LAWNS, JOHN/ LAWNS, JOHN/ LECKIE, JOHN/ LECKIE, PETER/ LECKIE, PETER/ LEGGAT, HUGH/ LINDSAY, ARTHUR/ LOGAN, ALEXANDER/ LOGAN, MATTHEW/ LYON, ALEXANDER/ LYON, ROBERT/ LYNCH, PHILIP/ MACFADYEN, JAMES C./ MACFARLANE, REBECCA H./ MACINDOE, ANDREW B./ MACQUARRIE, ANDREW/ MACQUARRIE, JAMES F./ MALTMAN, JOHN D./ MAXWELL, JOSEPH/ MIDDLETON, JOHN/ MURRAY JOHN/ McCONNACHIE, JAMES/ MILLAR, JOHN/ RH Column- MESS, SAMUEL E.C./ MILLAR, DAVID R./ MILLER, DAVID J./ MILLER, JAMES/ MITCHELL, JAMES/ MITCHELL, WILLIAM/ MOORE, LEVI T./ MONAGHAN, JAMES R./ MULLIGAN, JAMES/ MUNRO, JOHN/ MURRAY, RICHARD/ MYRON, ADAM/ McAINSH, JOHN/ McALLISTER DANIEL/ McAULEY, WILLIAM J./ McBRIAR, JAMES/ McBRIDE, THOMAS/ MCCABE, JAMES/ MCCAIG, WILLIAM/ MCCALLUM, THOMAS/ MCCLUSKIE, EDWARD McC./ MCCONNELL, THOMAS/ MCCULLION, HUGH/ MCCULLOCH, ARTHUR/ MCDONALD, THOMAS A./ MCDONOUGH, MICHAEL/ MCDOUGALL, JOHN L./ MCGLINCHEY, PATRICK/ MCGORAN, THOMAS/ MCGREGOR, ALBERT/ MCINTYRE, JOHN/ MCINTYRE, JOHN C./ MCKAY, ALEXANDER/ MCKAY, LOUIS J./ MCKENNA, JOHN/ MCKENZIE, JAMES/ McCONNACHIE, ROBERT/ McCREADY, DANIEL/ McCREADY, DUGALD/ McCREADY, PETER/ MACFARLANE, JAMES Side Panel 3.- LH Column- MCKINLAY, ARCHIBALD Y./ MCLEAN, JOHN/ MCLEAN, GEORGE/ MCLEAN, MATTHEW/ MCLEAN, WILLIAM MCF./ MCLELLAN, JOHN/ MCMILLAN, JOHN/ MCNEILL, LACHLAN C./ MCQUADE, HENRY/ MCQUATTER, HENRY/ MCWHIRTER, ALEXR. MCA./ MARSHALL, MATT. B./ NORTHCOTE, CHARLES/ OSBORNE, DAVID/ OWENS, WILLIAM/ O'CONNER, DANIEL/ O'HARA, EDWARD/ O'ROURKE, THOMAS/ PATON, RICHARD/ PATTISON, HUGH MCI/ PATTISON, WILLIAM/ PEACOCK, WILLIAM/ POWRIE, THOMAS/ PRENTICE, WILLIAM/ RANKIN, JAMES H./ RANKIN, WILLIAM H./ RENNIE, JAMES/ REYNOLDS, JOHN/ RITCHIE, ROBERT/ ROBERTSON, JOHN/ ROSS, JOHN F./ ROSS, WILLIAM P./ ROWAND, DUNCAN C./ ROWAND, ROBERT/ SCANLAN, JOSEPH/ SCOUSE, ROBERT/ RAE, SAMUEL/ SIMPSON, PETER/ PATON, PETER/ RH Column- SHANKS, JOHN A.G./ SHARP, JOHN D. MCK/ SNEDDON, WILLIAM/ SIMPSON, JOSEPH/ SIMPSON, WILLIAM A./ SMITH, ALLEN/ SMITH, JAMES/ SMITH, THOMAS/ SMYTH, PHILIP/ STEWART, ARCHIBALD/ STEWART, JAMES/ STEWART, W. MARSHALL/ STEWART, THOMAS L. G./ STIRLING, WILLIAM A./ STIRRAT, ROBERT/ STRAIN, THOMAS/ TAIT, FRANCIS/ TEMPLETON, WILLIAM/ THOMSON, HUGH/ THOMSON, JOHN/ TURNBULL, J.ROY/ TURNBULL, JOHN L./ TURNBULL, THOMAS L./ VANCE, WILLIAM/ WHAM, GEORGE R./ WHYTE, KENNETH/ WHYTE, ROBERT/ WILLIAMSON, ROBERT R./ WILSON, FRANK D./ WILSON, JAMES/ WILSON, JAMES/ WILSON, WILLIAM A./ WOODSEDE, WILLIAM/ YOUNG, JOHN/ YOUNG, WILLIAM/ YUILL, JOHN/ WALKER, JAMES/ WHITE, JOHN/ WALTER WHITE/ WHYTE, GEORGE A. WW2 names- LH Panel- LH Column- ABBOTT, HAROLD T./ ANDERSON, ROBERT S./ BECKETT, WILLIAM/ BLACK, ROBERT R./ BOLGER, PATRICK/ BOYD, ALEXANDER Y./ BRADBURN, JOHN H/ BRAIDWOOD, ALEXANDER/ BROMLEY, THOMAS/ BURLES, ALFRED P./ CAIRNEY, ROBERT/ CAMERON, DONALD/ CAMPBELL, DAVID A./ CAMPBELL, JAMES/ CARLTON, CHARLES/ CARSLAW, ALBERT/ CHRISTIE, THOMAS/ COYNE, JAMES/ DEVAIN, ALEXANDER/ DUNSHEATH, WILLIAM J./ RH Column- DICKIE, BENJAMIN C./ DICKSON, MATTHEW C./ DOCHERTY, JOHN/ EWING, ROBERT C./ FAULDS, GEORGE/ GILBERT, JAMES H./ HAWTHORN, JOHN/ HENDERSON, THOMAS H. P./ HENRY, PETER/ HERRIES, DAVID/ HUGHES, JOHN J./ JOHNSTONE, RICHARD B./ KERNAHAN, JOHN/ KERR, CHARLES D./ LAFFERTY, JAMES A./ LAWSON, JAMES/ LEITCH, JOHN/ MALTMAN, ANDREW D./ MAVER, STANLEY/ MITCHELL, WILLIAM/ LINDSAY, JAMES/ RH Panel LH Column MAXWELL, JOSEPH M./ MITCHELL, JOHN/ MONTGOMERY, FRED. W./ MOORE, WILLIAM/ MOORE, WILIAM,/ MULLIGAN, JAMES/ MULHOLLAND, JOHN/ MUNRO, JOHN/ MCBRIDE, JOHN/ MCCULLOCH, ARTHUR J./ MCCULLOCH, JOHN/ MCGILL, ALEXANDER/ MCGUIRE, JOHN/ MCHUGH, ALEXANDER/ MCKEE, THOMAS J./ MCKELLAR, HUGH/ MCLAUGHLAN, DANIEL W./ MCLAUGHLAN, JOHN/ MCLAUGHLAN, JOHN/ TAYLOR, HAMISH/ YOUNG, JOHN B./ RH Column- MCLEISH, ROBERT/ OVENS, THOMAS/ PATERSON, THOMAS C./ PORTER, WILLIAM/ RAMSAY, WILLIAM/ RATCLIFFE, FRED W./ REGAN, RAYMOND J./ SCOTT, ADAM/ SHIELDS, ROBERT/ SMITH, JAMES/ SMITH, JAMES/ SPENCER, WILLIAM/ SWORD, THOMAS B./ THOMSON, ALLAN/ WALKLETT, THOMAS L./ WATERS, JOHN J./ WATSON, MATTHEW/ WILSON, JOHN H. C./ WYLLIE, DAVID E./ TIMPANY, GEORGE/ TIMPANY, PETER/ PATON, MALCOLM H./ Post WW2 names- Forsyth, William McK/ Hunter, John G./ McKelvie, Douglas

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