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Mike Morley
Joined: 17 Apr 2013 Posts: 8668 Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire
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Kenneth Morrison
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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Just looked at one of the names L/C J. LUNNY R.S.
LANCE CORPORAL
JOHN R. LUNNY
Service Number: 330570
Royal Scots 2nd Bn.
Died 23 August 1918
VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, France.
He married Margaret Mack Warnock in 1908 in Newcraighall. _________________ Ken |
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Mike Morley
Joined: 17 Apr 2013 Posts: 8668 Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire
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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 10:06 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Ken.
The memorial says it commemorates the members of the Parish (unspecified). I wonder if it was originally in a church and got moved to the school for storage when the church was deconsecrated. Then forgotten about. |
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7779 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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I agree Mike - could even be a "civic" memorial installed in the Newcraigmiller Parish Church.
Looking at a couple of names at random they were miners (even the Australian, George Strachan Clarkson, Pte.3269). Patrick Boag was born in Dundee , lived in Newcraigahall and like John Lunny (mentioned above) was a miner at Newcraighall Colliery. _________________ Ken |
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Merseman
Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Newcraighall church linked with Richmond Craigmillar in 1973; united 1983.
Church hall was refitted to serve for worship in 1980. Think it later closed.
Church became community centre in 1984, then a piano works about 1991.
It has been Wellsprings evangelical church since 2006.
Of course other churches may have closed within the school's catchment.
It could also originate from a village hall/etc. |
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