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War memorials exist on the arch at the Cemetery gates and on plaques inside the Church. 

The names have been transcribed by the Rev John Povey

 

Above the War Memorial arch at the entrance to the cemetery on the other side of Main Street from the Church  

Below are the plaques on the war memorial

The War Memorial at the cemetery gates

1914 - 1919
ERECTED 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. Boyd, Aust. F.
Pte. J.M.R. Calder, R.S.
Pte. James Carr, R.S.
James Conn, Munitions
Pte. A. Clarkson, R.N.D.
Pte. J. Clarkson, H.L.I.
Pte. W. Connelly, S.G.
Pte. W. Cunningham, R.H.
Drivr. R. Dawson, R.F.A.
Pte. W. Dinnie, CAN. F.
Pte. R. Findlay, R.S.
Pte. J. Halloran, R.S.
Gr. D. Hay, R.G.A.
Pte. J. Inglis, R.S.
Pte. W. Inglis, H.L.I.
Pte. M. Kennedy, C.H.
Pte. P. King, R.S.F.
Pte. A. Laing, D.G.
Pte. W. Mackie, R.S.
Pte. J. Mallon, R.E.F.
Pte. R. Mitchell, R.S.
Pte. J. Murray, R.S.


Pte. L. Murray, R.S.
Cpl. J. McArthur, S.H.
Pte. C. McGinty, R.D.F.
Pte. G. McLaughlin, R.S.
Pte. J. McLaughlin, R.S.
Sergt. R. O’Neil, A & S.H.
Pte. J. Owen, S.G.
Pte. J. Paris, Tank C.
Pte. R. Peden, R.A.M.C.
Pte. J. Potter, S.R.
Pte. R. Potter, R.H.
Sergt. G. Preston, R.S.
Cpl. R. Preston, R.S.
Pte. J. Rogers, AUST.F.
Cpl. J. Russell, CAN.F.
Cpl. C. Scott, R.S.
Gr. A. Scott, R.F.A.
Pte. H. Scoular, R.H.
Pte. J. Seffen, R.S.
Gr. J. C. Sutherland, R.F.A.
Cpl. H. C. Walker, R.S.
Pte. W. Wardlaw, H.L.I.
Pte. D. Webster, H.L.I.
Pte. R. Wilkinson, S.G.
C.S.M. J. Yates, R.S.

The wording on the Memorial Arch

 

Also to the Memory of those who fell in the Second World War 1939 - 1945

F/O. T. Anderson, R.A.F.
A.B. William Brown, R.N.
Spr. Thomas Cairns, R.E.
Rflmn A. Chambers, Cameronians
Sgt. C. Crawford, A. & S.H.
A.C.I. J. Doherty, R.A.F.
Sgt. F/Eng. D. Fell, R.A.F.
Sgt. A/G. H. Fowler, R.A.F.
2nd. Lt. R. V. Gibson, G.H.
P/O. C. E. Hamilton, A.A.F.
Sgt. G. Howieson, R.A.F.
A.C. W. Inglis, R.A.F.
A.C.I. H. Kilpatrick, R.A.F.
Smn. Gr. P. J. Malloy, R.N.
Eng. Rm. Art. R. Martin, R.N.
A.B. H. D. McCrudden, R.N.
Stkr. J. McIntyre, R.N.
Pte. G. A. McKerracher, R.S.
Eng. Rm. Art. W. Nathaniel, R.N.
Eng. Rm. Art. T. Norris, R.N.
Fslr. G. Porteous, R.N.F.
Gr. Gordon Smith, R.A.
Ast. CK. R. Taggart, R.N.
L/C. F. A. Wilkinson, R.B.G.

 

 

 

The War Memorial on the wall inside the church

TO THE GLORY OF HIM WHO
DIED FOR ALL.  IN MEMORY 
OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH 
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE 
GREAT WAR. MCMXIV - MCMXIX

Peter Allan
George Aiken
William Benson
Samuel Boyd
James M. R. Calder
James Carr
James Conn
Andrew Clarkson
John Clarkson
William Connelly
Walter Cunningham
Robert Dawson
Robert Findlay
David B. Graham
David Hay
John Halloran
William Inglis
James Inglis
Murdoch Kennedy
Peter King
Alexander Laing
William Mackie
Joseph Mallon
Robert Mitchell
James Murray

Laurance Murray
James McArthur
George McLaughlin
James McLaughlin
Charles McGinty
James Owen
Robert O’Neil
James Paris
Robert Peden
Robert Potter
James Potter
Richard Preston
George Preston
William Preston
John Rogers
James Russell
Charles Scott
Alexander Scott
Henry Scoular
John Seffen
John C. Sutherland
Herbert C. Walker
William Wardlaw
David Webster
Robert Wilkinson
John Yates

 

The War Memorial on the Lectern inside the church

TO THE GLORY OF GOD 
AND IN MEMORY OF 
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
 WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
 IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
 1939 - 1945

Thomas Anderson
William Brown
Thomas Cairns
Alex McV. Chambers
James Docherty
David Fell
Henry Fowler
Victor Gibson
Claud Eric Hamilton
George Howieson
William Inglis
Hugh Kilpatrick
James Marshall
Robert Martin
Hugh McCrudden
John McIntyre
George McKerracher
Patrick Molloy
Walter Nathaniel
Thomas Norris
George Porteous
Gordon Smith
Robert Taggart
Frederick Wilkinson

AND BY ENEMY AIR ACTION 26 XI 40

Mrs. David Fleming
Miss Margaret Fleming

 

 

The Bridgend Church War Memorial placed inside Kirk of Calder

MIDCALDER UNITED FREE CHURCH
IN MEMORY OF THE SONS OF THIS CONGREGATION WHO IN THE GREAT WAR
GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR SAKE

David Hay R.G.A.
Hugh Mack Sergeant H.L.I.
Arthur Robertson K.O.S.B.
David Webster H.L.I.

1914 - 1918

ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF Eng. Rm. Art. Robert Martin R.N.

WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945

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