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David McNay Administrator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11425 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:12 am Post subject: Glasgow Corporation Transport, Whitevale Depot |
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The separate Depots of the Glasgow Transport Corporation originally had their own memorials. Now that most of the depots have been closed they are located in Parkhead Depot which still operates as part of First Bus.
My thanks to Alex Glass for these photographs.
First of all some general shots of the "Memorial Garden". Please note that this is in the car park and seems to be barricaded in by cars.
The large memorial in the centre is for Whitevale Depot. Here's a photo of the unveiling:
And today. This is the only one of these memorials which can be seen from the street, and only the top of it is visible.
The names are on the other side:
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DelBoy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow Corporation Transport |
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David McNay wrote: | The large memorial in the centre is for Whitevale Depot. Here's a photo of the unveiling:
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Unveiled on Sunday the 12th of November by General Sir Philip Robertson.
Derek. |
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David McNay Administrator
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7779 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Listed on the Kirkmabreck Parish War Memorial in Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire as:
M'NEARNIE, JAMES PTE. LOWLAND FIELD AMB.
CWGC spell the name as McNairnie.
James McNearnie – age 28 – Private (1780) 3rd/1st Lowland Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps.
Born 1887 in Newton Stewart, Penninghame Parish, Wigtownshire – as McNernie.
(Source:GRoS – Birth Register)
Son of James and Janet (Menzies) McNearnie of Harbour Street and then Blackland Cottage, Creetown and later of Oatlands, Glasgow. (Source:GRoS – 1901 census and CWGC)
Died on Active Service/Lost at Sea – 13 August 1915. (Source:Kirkcudbrightshire Advertiser 14/7/1916 p.4d)
Commonwealth War Grave – Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also listed on the Glasgow Roll of Honour and on the memorial from the Whitevale Depot of the Glasgow Corporation Tramways, now in the Parkhead Depot.
and his brother
M'NEARNIE, ALEXANDER PTE. H.L.I.
Alexander McNearnie – age 23 – Private (13335) 15th Battalion (1st Glasgow), Highland Light Infantry.
Born 1892 in Creetown, Kirkmabreck. (Source:SNWM and GRoS – Birth Register)
Son of James and Janet (Menzies) McNearnie of Harbour Street and then Blackland Cottage, Creetown and later of Oatlands, Glasgow. (Source:GRoS – 1901 census and CWGC)
Missing in Action – 1 July 1916.
Commonwealth War Grave – Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.
Also listed on the Glasgow Roll of Honour, on the 15th HLI Memorial in the Museum of Transport in Glasgow and on the memorial from the Whitevale Depot of the Glasgow Corporation Tramways, now in the Parkhead Depot. _________________ Ken |
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