Newington Trinity -Mayfield War Memorials
On the walls of the north transept at Newington Trinity - Mayfield there are several war memorials from various congregations which have come together to form the current church.
Three of the war memorials come from the following three churches: Newington South Church, Mayfield North Church and Fountainhall Road Church.
There is also a memorial from St Leonard's Parish Church which closed after first joining with Newington Parish Church. The building they inhabited is now the Queen's Hall.
There is also one from 3rd Edinburgh Company Boys' Brigade which had strong links with Mayfield Church. Anyone with particular interest in the Boys' Brigade may also like to view the many photographs of members which were found in our church archives and can be seen here in the gallery on this site.
The memorials can be found on the walls of the north transept of the church as shown -
NEWINGTON SOUTH CHURCH
This memorial is on the east wall of the north transept. It contains 5 panels as shown.. Across the base of the middle three panels are the words 'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS'
NEWINGTON SOUTH CHURCH - The names inscribed are as follows -
Far left panel
To the memory of those of this Church who gave their Lives in the World War 1939 - 1945
William Pearce
William McGregor
Graeme Thomson
Alex Simpson
James W. Martin
Donald Alexander Gunn
Stanley Grieve Beattie
Ian Leonard Stonehouse
Tom Brown
Isabel Mauchlen Gibbs
Ida Thomson
Left panel
1914 - 1918
Private Andrew Archibald
Private Robert Bryson
Private Adam Kerr Buchan
Major James Chalmers M.C., DCM.
Private Charles Clark
Lieut. David J. Clow. D.C.M.
2nd Lieut. Oswald W. Clow
Private Thomas H. Clow, M.A.
Private David Fairweather
Captain F.D. Farquharson
Sergt. Frank Forrest, M.M.
Private Alexander Hamilton
Private Gordon Hardie
2nd Lieut. Henry M. Horrox
Private George King
Private Thomas Leadbetter
Sergt. Malcolm Macfarlane
Private Hugh D. Mackay
Centre panel
To the Glory of God and in grateful remembrance of 153 members and adherents of this Congregation who served in the Great War 1914 – 1918 and especially of those whose names are here recorded who died that we might live.
Right panel
Lt/Cpl. Charles B. Mackenzie
Private George McLaren
Private John Marr
Lt/Cpl Alexander Millar
2nd Lieut. George I. Millar
Sergeant John Millar
Private John Murray
2nd Lieut. John J. Paterson
Captain John Cairns Rae, M.C.
Private David Ross Ryrie
RSM Thomas Simpson
Drummer Richard Sinclair
Private Robert Spence
Lt/Cpl. James Thomson
Private William K. Waterston
Rifleman William Webb
Private James A. Williamson
Far right panel
1914 – 1918 – “Died on Service”
John Ainslie – 2nd Lt. 9th R.S.
John S. Clark – L. Cpl. 1st Can
Robert Craig – Pte. R.S.
Louis G. Duffus - Pte M.G.C.
David W. Gray – 2nd Lt. 3rd Camerons
Robert Grieve – Cpl. 15th R.S.
Herbert H. Hartley – 2nd Lt. R.F.C.
Hugh Lammie – Pte R.S.
Wm Lawson – Capt 14th A & S.H.
Wm. C. McBeath – Pte 172nd Can M.R.
John McFarlane – C.Q.M.S. 3rd R.S.
Wm. H. Macintosh – Lt. 4th Gordons
James McNab – 2nd Lt. 4th R.S.
Robert Phemister – Pte 5th R.S.
James McC Rennie – Pte 11th R.S.F.
Walter Robertson – Pte 9th Seaforths
A. Aitken Ross – Lt.Col. R.A.M.C.
Wm Sargent – L. Cpl 1st Camerons
Charles Scott – Cpl. 5th R.S.
Walter L. Scott – Pte 5th Seaforths
William Skinner – Pte 4th R.S. & 1st Cl Stoker HMS Hampshire
James S. Struth – 2nd Lt. 17th R.S.
Robert J. Swan – 2nd Lt R.F.A.
Edwin Thomson – Cpl 5th R.A.
William Thomson – Pte 4th R.S.
James W. Wilkie – Pte 6th R.S.
Alexr. Williamson – Pte 5th R.S.
Robert B. Young - Pte 14th A. & S.H.
MAYFIELD NORTH CHURCH
This memorial consists of two panels on the north wall of the north transept.
MAYFIELD NORTH CHURCH - The names inscribed are as follows -
Left panel
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS AND ADHERENTS OF THIS CONGREGATION WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919
John A. G. Adams – Seaforth Highlrs
Arthur Wills Adlam – Royal Scots
Andrew Brunton – A & S. Highlrs
James A.G. Cameron – Cameron Highs.
John Fairgrieve – Royal Scots
Eric W. Gardiner – Wireless Operator
Charles R. Gray – A & S. Highlanders
William A.D. Hunter – Black Watch
Marshall Lee – Royal Scots
John Jackson Low – Royal Engineers
Eric Milroy – Black Watch
George Charles Morison – Royal Scots
Edward D. Mackintosh – Aus Imp Forces
George H. Macalister – R.S. Fusiliers
George A. Overton – Canadian Exped. Force
Findlay MacFadyen Ross – Royal Scots
Joseph Scott – Cameron Highlanders
John Watt Senter – R.A.M.C.
Charles W. F. Sutherland – Royal Fusilrs.
George White – Royal Scots
Right panel
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS AND ADHERENTS OF THIS CONGREGATION WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945
Leslie G. Cairns - Special Air Serv
Cameron D. Carnegie - R A CH D
William S. Currie - Royal Air Force
William H. Farquhar - A & S H
Thomas C. Guthrie - Royal Air Force
James H. Jeffers - Cameron Highs
Ian Meiklejohn - Royal Air Force
Ian G. McEwan - Royal Air Force
Ronald McLean - Royal Air Force
Michael W. H. Robinson - Sikh L I
James M. Ross - Royal Air Force
Thomas Stark - R Inniskilling D G
John C Stewart - Royal Signals
Alastair D Thomson - Mahratta L I
Robert E. Wright - Royal Engineers
They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them not the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.
FOUNTAINHALL ROAD CHURCH
This memorial is in the centre of the north wall of the north transept.
The names inscribed are as follows -
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS AND ADHERENTS OF THIS CONGREGATION WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919
James C. Adam - M.G.C.
Henry Anderson – 6th R.S.
Wm. McG Bonnar – 6th A.I.L.H.
William Cameron – 5th R.S.
James L. Lawrence – 15th R.S.
James Laidlaw – 5th R.S.
Andrew Laidlaw – 5th R.S.
James D. Mill – A.S.C.
Robert R. Ritchie – 4th R.S.
Louis M. Ritchie – NYAS LD VR
James Rorrison – 4th R.S.
Robert Thomson Jnr – S.AfEF
Alexander H. White – R.F.A.
1939 – 1945
Tom Cochrane – 14th Q.R.R.
Ian Hastie – R.N.
Ian Skene Melvin – R.A.F.
John Symon – R.E.
Kenneth N. Thomson – R.A.F.
ST LEONARD'S PARISH CHURCH
This memorial is on the west wall of the north transept.
The names inscribed are as follows -
To the Glory of God and in Memory of the Members of this Congregation who fell in The Great War 1914-1919
Cpl Peter Bathgate - Gordons
Cpl William Carlton - Camerons
Cpl John C. Watson – L.R.F.
L/Cpl William Sorlie – R.S.
Pte Harry Anderson – R.S.
Pte James Bee – R.F.A.
Pte William Black R.S.
Pte William J. Dickson - Camerons
Pte Frank Donald - Seaforths
Pte George Erskine – R.E.
Pte Robert Erskine – R.F.A.
Pte David Shaw - Camerons
Pte Harry Sutherland – R.S.
Pte James L. Wood - R.E.
“Faithful Unto Death”
Also in the Second World War
W.O. Edward Kane - R.A.
Pte Joseph Kinghorn – A & S.H.
P.O. John Morrison – R.N.
And in Korean Waters
SBA Allan Findlay - RN
3rd EDINBURGH COMPANY THE BOYS' BRIGADE
This memorial is on the west wall of the north transept.
NOTE - Anyone with particular interest in the Boys' Brigade may also like to view the many photographs of members which were found in our church archives and can be seen here in the gallery on this site.
TOP PLAQUE
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF JOHN McLAREN
BORN 6th FEBRUARY 1854 Died 7th AUGUST 1918
FOUNDER AND FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS CAPTAIN OF THE 3RD EDINBURGH (MAYFIELD) COMPANY OF THE BOYS’ BRIGADE .HE WAS THE LIVING EMBODIMENT OF THE SPIRIT AND PURPOSE OF THE BOYS’ BRIGADE AND MOVEMENT. HE CONSECRATED HIS TIME, MEANS AND ABILITIES TO THE COMPANY AND EVER SOUGHT TO ADVANCE THE KINGDOM OF GOD AMONG THE BOYS. HE LOVED THEM AND BELIEVED IN THEM. HIS WORKS AND THEIR FRUITS AS SEEN IN THE BIBLE CLASS AND IN MANY FORMS OF SERVICE AND ACTIVITY AND ABOVE ALL IN LIVES MADE BETTER ARE HIS TRIUMPHANT RECORD. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP THE COMPANY WON A NAME AND FAME THROUGHOUT THE LAND. THE OLD BOYS AND PRESENT MEMBERS MOURN THE LOSS OF A PERSONAL FRIEND AND A BELOVED CAPTAIN.
“A GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST”
LOWER PLAQUES
1914 - 1919
3rd Edinburgh Company, the Boys’ Brigade
To the Glory of God and in Grateful Memory of the Officers and Old Boys who fell in The Great War
Officers
Lieutenant William Duncan
Ex-Lieut. John Fairgrieve
Ex-Lieut. Edward D. McIntosh
Ex-Lieut. Charles Paterson
Old Boys
Thomas W. Aitken
David P.L. Anderson
George E. Archer
Peter Ash
George Blair
James M. Briggs
Andrew Brunton
Alexr. C. Cessford
William Colquhoun
James B. Coutts
John L. Crow
John L. Cruickshank
William Davidson
James Dods
Alexander Nisbet Douglas
William Downie
Thomas L. Eagle
James Edgar
George Fernie
Alexander Frame
George Frame
Frank W. Fraser
Andrew Gairn
Robert Galloway
Thomas Gibson
William Gollan
Robert W. Grant
Thomas Greig
William C. Gunn
Thomas Hammond
Alexander M. Henderson
John Henderson
John Henderson
John C. Hiddles
Thomas Hogg
Charles H. Hyslop
Thomas Ireland
James W. Irvine
Robert D.W. Irvine
Robert Johnston
John T. Keppie
Peter Keppie
George C. King
Frank Kynoch
George Lees
Hugh D. McKay
George W.D. McLaren
John A McLean
Andrew McPherson
John McRitchie
John G. McWilliam
John H. Millar
Charles R. Mitchell
Matthew N. Mitchell
William A.W. Mowatt
William Moxey
Robert Myles
George B. Orr
Robert W. Pender
Alexander B. Pow
William M. Ramage
John R. Ramsay
Alexander Reynold
Alfred R. Robb
Thomas Robertson
Gilbert H. Robinson
Henry Rutherford
Joseph Scott
John Shaw
Ernest A. Spicer
Andrew C. Steedman
James H. Steedman
Charles Stewart
William Stewart
James B. Strang
William Sutherland
David M. Taylor
Andrew L. Thomson
James S. Todd
Jas. W Vandepeear
David J. Waddell
William Wallace
William K. Waterston
Anan K. Whyte
James A. Williamson
William R. Wilson
David Wood
William Wood
Peter S Yorston
Alexander Young
(Names are at the bottom, not in alph. order)
James Nisbet George L.B. Harper Daniel A. McBeth David Pringle Stewart Sinclair William McClelland
1939 – 1945
William Buchanan
Eric Burt
William Day
George Gray
William Houston
H.W. Johnstone
John Lanaghan
Richard Oates
Thomas B. Pearson
David Reynolds
David Robertson
James Young
CHURCH HISTORY
The chart below shows the history of the joining togther of the churches to form Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church as it is today.
Taken from the booklet entitled Parish Guide which was prepared by Andrew Bethune and published by Mayfield Salisbury Church in 1996
