Names call for memorial
Families of local former service men and women have the chance to get their names remembered on local war memorials.
To mark the centenary of the end of the Firstworldwar this month, North Lanarkshire Council will add the names of individuals who died in service to their local memorial at no charge until the end of 2019.
“The council maintains a number of memorials in North Lanarkshire, with the names of local service men and women who lost their lives in the twoworldwars,”said Provost Jean Jones, pictured with Iain Anderson, from the Commonwealthwar Graves Commission.
“However, as more people are researching their family trees, there may be individuals from North Lanarkshire who are not already remembered on a memorial.
“To mark their war service and help their families pay tribute, we will add those names to their local memorial.”
Families whose relatives are not already named on a memorial can contact the council’s Environmental Facilities for more information on the process to add a name to a war memorial.to request a name the service man or woman must be recognised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and have been born, lived or died in North Lanarkshire. Families should phone 01698 506300 for more information.