{"id":679,"date":"2026-07-01T01:49:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T01:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/kirk\/?page_id=679"},"modified":"2026-08-04T00:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T00:15:46","slug":"war-memorials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/kirk\/war-memorials\/","title":{"rendered":"War\u00a0memorials\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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War Memorials exist on the arch at the Cemetery gates and on plaques inside the Church. <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The War Memorial at the cemetery gates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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1914 – 1919
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM MID CALDER PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR<\/p>

  • Lieut. P. Allan, C.H.<\/li>
  • Pte. G. Aitken, S.H.<\/li>
  • L\/Cpl. W. Benson, S.R.<\/li>
  • Cpl. S. Boyd, Aust. F.<\/li>
  • Pte. J.M.R. Calder, R.S.<\/li>
  • Pte. James Carr, R.S.<\/li>
  • James Conn, Munitions<\/li>
  • Pte. A. Clarkson, R.N.D.<\/li>
  • Pte. J. Clarkson, H.L.I.<\/li>
  • Pte. W. Connelly, S.G.<\/li>
  • Pte. W. Cunningham, R.H.<\/li>
  • Drivr. R. Dawson, R.F.A.<\/li>
  • Pte. W. Dinnie, CAN. F.<\/li>
  • Pte. R. Findlay, R.S.<\/li>
  • Pte. J. Halloran, R.S.<\/li>
  • Gr. D. Hay, R.G.A.<\/li>
  • Pte. J. Inglis, R.S.<\/li>
  • Pte. W. Inglis, H.L.I.<\/li>
  • Pte. M. Kennedy, C.H.<\/li>
  • Pte. P. King, R.S.F.<\/li>
  • Pte. A. Laing, D.G.<\/li>
  • Pte. W. Mackie, R.S.<\/li>
  • Pte. J. Mallon, R.E.F.<\/li>
  • Pte. R. Mitchell, R.S.<\/li>
  • Pte. J. Murray, R.S.<\/li>
  • Pte. L. Murray, R.S.<\/li>
  • Cpl. J. McArthur, S.H.<\/li>
  • Pte. C. McGinty, R.D.F.<\/li>
  • Pte. G. McLaughlin, R.S.<\/li>
  • Pte. J. McLaughlin, R.S.<\/li>
  • Sergt. R. O\u2019Neil, A & S.H.<\/li>
  • Pte. J. Owen, S.G.<\/li>
  • Pte. J. Paris, Tank C.<\/li>
  • Pte. R. Peden, R.A.M.C.<\/li>
  • Pte. J. Potter, S.R.<\/li>
  • Pte. R. Potter, R.H.<\/li>
  • Sergt. G. Preston, R.S.<\/li>
  • Cpl. R. Preston, R.S.<\/li>
  • Pte. J. Rogers, AUST.F.<\/li>
  • Cpl. J. Russell, CAN.F.<\/li>
  • Cpl. C. Scott, R.S.<\/li>
  • Gr. A. Scott, R.F.A.<\/li>
  • Pte. H. Scoular, R.H.<\/li>
  • Pte. J. Seffen, R.S.<\/li>
  • Gr. J. C. Sutherland,<\/li>
  • R.F.A.<\/li>
  • Cpl. H. C. Walker, R.S.<\/li>
  • Pte. W. Wardlaw, H.L.I.<\/li>
  • Pte. D. Webster, H.L.I.<\/li>
  • Pte. R. Wilkinson, S.G.<\/li>
  • C.S.M. J. Yates, R.S.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Also to the Memory of those who fell in the Second World War 1939 - 1945<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • F\/O. T. Anderson, R.A.F.<\/li>
    • A.B. William Brown, R.N.<\/li>
    • Spr. Thomas Cairns, R.E.<\/li>
    • Rflmn A. Chambers,<\/li>
    • Cameronians<\/li>
    • Sgt. C. Crawford, A. & S.H.<\/li>
    • A.C.I. J. Doherty, R.A.F.<\/li>
    • Sgt. F\/Eng. D. Fell, R.A.F.<\/li>
    • Sgt. A\/G. H. Fowler, R.A.F.<\/li>
    • 2nd. Lt. R. V. Gibson, G.H.<\/li>
    • P\/O. C. E. Hamilton, A.A.F.<\/li>
    • Sgt. G. Howieson, R.A.F.<\/li>
    • A.C. W. Inglis, R.A.F.<\/li>
    • A.C.I. H. Kilpatrick, R.A.F.<\/li>
    • Smn. Gr. P. J. Malloy, R.N.<\/li>
    • Eng. Rm. Art. R. Martin, R.N.<\/li>
    • A.B. H. D. McCrudden, R.N.<\/li>
    • Stkr. J. McIntyre, R.N.<\/li>
    • Pte. G. A. McKerracher, R.S.<\/li>
    • Eng. Rm. Art. W.<\/li>
    • Nathaniel, R.N.<\/li>
    • Eng. Rm. Art. T. Norris, R.N.<\/li>
    • Fslr. G. Porteous, R.N.F.<\/li>
    • Gr. Gordon Smith, R.A.<\/li>
    • Ast. CK. R. Taggart, R.N.<\/li>
    • L\/C. F. A. Wilkinson, R.B.G.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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      The War Memorial on the wall inside the church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      TO THE GLORY OF HIM WHO DIED FOR ALL.\u00a0 IN MEMORY\u00a0 OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE\u00a0 GREAT WAR. MCMXIV – MCMXIX<\/span><\/p>

      • Peter Allan<\/li>
      • George Aiken<\/li>
      • William Benson<\/li>
      • Samuel Boyd<\/li>
      • James M. R. Calder<\/li>
      • James Carr<\/li>
      • James Conn<\/li>
      • Andrew Clarkson<\/li>
      • John Clarkson<\/li>
      • William Connelly<\/li>
      • Walter Cunningham<\/li>
      • Robert Dawson<\/li>
      • Robert Findlay<\/li>
      • David B. Graham<\/li>
      • David Hay<\/li>
      • John Halloran<\/li>
      • William Inglis<\/li>
      • James Inglis<\/li>
      • Murdoch Kennedy<\/li>
      • Peter King<\/li>
      • Alexander Laing<\/li>
      • William Mackie<\/li>
      • Joseph Mallon<\/li>
      • Robert Mitchell<\/li>
      • James Murray<\/li>
      • Laurance Murray<\/li>
      • James McArthur<\/li>
      • George McLaughlin<\/li>
      • James McLaughlin<\/li>
      • Charles McGinty<\/li>
      • James Owen<\/li>
      • Robert O\u2019Neil<\/li>
      • James Paris<\/li>
      • Robert Peden<\/li>
      • Robert Potter<\/li>
      • James Potter<\/li>
      • Richard Preston<\/li>
      • George Preston<\/li>
      • William Preston<\/li>
      • John Rogers<\/li>
      • James Russell<\/li>
      • Charles Scott<\/li>
      • Alexander Scott<\/li>
      • Henry Scoular<\/li>
      • John Seffen<\/li>
      • John C. Sutherland<\/li>
      • Herbert C. Walker<\/li>
      • William Wardlaw<\/li>
      • David Webster<\/li>
      • Robert Wilkinson<\/li>
      • John Yates<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        The War Memorial on the Lectern inside the church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF\u00a0 THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR. 1939 – 1945<\/span><\/p>

        • Thomas Anderson<\/li>
        • William Brown<\/li>
        • Thomas Cairns<\/li>
        • Alex McV. Chambers<\/li>
        • James Docherty<\/li>
        • David Fell<\/li>
        • Henry Fowler<\/li>
        • Victor Gibson<\/li>
        • Claud Eric Hamilton<\/li>
        • George Howieson<\/li>
        • William Inglis<\/li>
        • Hugh Kilpatrick<\/li>
        • James Marshall<\/li>
        • Robert Martin<\/li>
        • Hugh McCrudden<\/li>
        • John McIntyre<\/li>
        • George McKerracher<\/li>
        • Patrick Molloy<\/li>
        • Walter Nathaniel<\/li>
        • Thomas Norris<\/li>
        • George Porteous<\/li>
        • Gordon Smith<\/li>
        • Robert Taggart<\/li>
        • Frederick Wilkinson<\/li>
        • AND BY ENEMY AIR ACTION 26 XI 40<\/li>
        • Mrs. David Fleming<\/li>
        • Miss Margaret Fleming<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          The Bridgend Church War Memorial placed inside Kirk of Calder<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          MIDCALDER UNITED FREE CHURCH IN MEMORY OF THE SONS OF THIS CONGREGATION WHO IN THE GREAT WAR GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR SAKE<\/p>

          David Hay R.G.A.
          Hugh Mack Sergeant H.L.I.
          Arthur Robertson K.O.S.B.
          David Webster H.L.I.<\/p>

          1914 – 1918<\/p>

          ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF Eng. Rm. Art. Robert Martin R.N.<\/p>

          WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          War Memorials exist on the arch at the Cemetery gates and on plaques inside the Church. The War Memorial at the cemetery gates 1914 – 1919ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM MID CALDER PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR Lieut. P. Allan, C.H. Pte. G. Aitken, S.H. L\/Cpl. W. Benson, S.R. Cpl. S. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-679","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/kirk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/kirk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/kirk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/kirk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/kirk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/kirk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1385,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/kirk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/679\/revisions\/1385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/kirk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}