mbriscoe Posted 14 October , 2019 Share Posted 14 October , 2019 (edited) Wondering about the comment that names had beenobliterated - presume WWI names? Quote Linlithgowshire Gazette - Friday 12 April 1946 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001908/19460412/071/0006 WAR MEMORIAL RESTORATION The chairman then spoke the alterations required and informed the meeting that the names had been obliterated for security reasons, and they proposed to put a new stone panel with the four names of those men who made the supreme sacrifice in this war. Edited 14 October , 2019 by mbriscoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 14 October , 2019 Share Posted 14 October , 2019 Security reasons in wartime makes me think it's more likely the name of the village/hamlet/settlement ... to throw the Huns off the scent if they invade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbriscoe Posted 14 October , 2019 Author Share Posted 14 October , 2019 I suppose it is possible, surely they did not permanently obscure the name i.e. deface the inscription? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 14 October , 2019 Share Posted 14 October , 2019 No idea, but it seems plausible. I can't think of a better idea (though nowadays, GDPR ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 14 October , 2019 Share Posted 14 October , 2019 (edited) This link shws the memorial as it was a few years ago;- https://www.wlfhs.org.uk/index.php/war-memorials/kirkliston-war-memorial/ Regards, Alf McM Edited 14 October , 2019 by alf mcm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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