Papa Stour World War I Memorial

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Memorial Details
Location: Papa Stour Kirk
Structure: Stained glass window
Date Unveiled:
War: World War 1
Names on Memorial: 6
OS Map Reference: HU 160 600
UKNIWM No.: 44708

Papa Stour World War I Memorial is a beautiful stained glass window, erected behind the pulpit in Papa Stour Kirk.
It shows Jesus calming the sea, and the bottom panel has the inscription :
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF.
Below is listed the names of the men from Papa Stour who lost their lives in the First World War.

There is also a brass plaque below the window, with the incription :
"THE ABOVE WINDOW ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IS/ DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF/ (The names of the fallen)/ NATIVES OF THIS ISLAND, WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"

The Names of the fallen men are :

  • Magnus Fraser
  • Thomas Sinclair
  • Magnus Jamieson
  • William Fraser
  • John Robert Scott
  • Bruce Fraser
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