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jrah60 Administrator
Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 1915 Location: East Kilbride
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:21 pm Post subject: Eastern Amateur Swimming Club WW2 |
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The following memorial was on exhibition at the Scotland Street School Glasgow. It is part of the City of Glasgow Museums Collection.
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jrah60 Administrator
Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 1915 Location: East Kilbride
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Eastern Amateur Swimming Club WW2 Memorial
THE EASTERN AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB INST. 1878
WALKER – LEGGAT MEMORIAL TROPHY
IN MEMORY OF JAMES WALKER AND ROBERT LEGGAT
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7779 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 9:56 am Post subject: |
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LEGGAT, ROBERT
Rank:Lance Serjeant
Service No:2932940
Date of Death:23/03/1943
Age:28
Regiment/Service:Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
5th Bn.
Grave ReferenceV. A. 7.
CemeteryENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information:
SNWM has born Hamilton.
(There are only 2 Robert Leggats on CWGC - the other was a civilian killed in Aberdeen) _________________ Ken |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:44 am Post subject: |
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Thanks John.
I think there may be more memorials like this across the country in sports clubs. Competitions and prizes in memory of the war dead of former club members in WW1 and WW2.
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