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DMcNay

Jun 3 2006, 11:51 PM

Thought you might like to see some of my memorial pics.

Starting in Glasgow, here's the plaques which are in St Georges Tron Parish Church:

Next, we move slightly out of thecity centre, to Giffnock in fact:

Next, we go back into Glasgow to grab a photo of the Caledonian Railway memorial at Central Station:

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/dr_lightning/GlasgowCentralStation.jpg[/img]

And while we're there, let's grab a train to Ayr, and get the Glasgow and South West Railways memorial:

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/dr_lightning/DSCN9318.jpg[/img]

More train, this time the LocomotiveRepair Department of the North British Railway, now situated on the side of an Indian Restaurant:

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/dr_lightning/DSCN9097.jpg[/img]

auchonvillerssomme

Jun 4 2006, 01:15 AM

Nice pics, are they generally in a good state of repair in your area?.

mick

Derek Robertson

Jun 4 2006, 05:50 AM

David,

Is there a specific memorial for the Glasgow Tramways workers in existence?

DMcNay

Jun 4 2006, 07:15 AM

Derek,

There's this one, which is for the 15th HLI. it's in the Glasgow Transport Museum.

You looking for any specific names? Give me a list and I'll go back and get close-ups. It's quite a large memorial.

Derek Robertson

Jun 4 2006, 04:34 PM

David,

That's a stunning memorial. Yes, it was a memorial to the 15th HLI "Tramways" Battalion that I was seeking and you've found it

Next time you are there can you see if you can get a close up of Philip Burns, William Johnston and Robert Fleming please?

robsim

Jun 4 2006, 09:20 PM

Would you know if there is a memorial to the 9th Bttn HLI Glasgow Highlanders anywhere in Glasgow?

DMcNay

Jun 5 2006, 12:37 AM

QUOTE (robsim @ Jun 4 2006, 10:20 PM)

Would you know if there is a memorial to the 9th Bttn HLI Glasgow Highlanders anywhere in Glasgow?

From "Come on Highlanders" by Alec Weir:

QUOTE

Glasgow lost one of its own main physical links with the Glasgow highlanders of the Great War when the century-old battalion headquarters in Greendyke Street was demolished some time after the 1939-45 war. It is said that the rubble, from both the building itself and the memorial inscribed with the names of the battalion's 1914-18 dead, too fragile to be relocated, was used as part of the foundations for the M8 motorway which now snakes through the city centre

Looks like it's long gong, robsim.

robsim

Jun 5 2006, 12:30 PM

I'm just reading the book but hadn't got to that yet!

Thanks for your help.

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