Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Three stained glass windows with related brass plaque listing names below.
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
added images, added/checked names. JH 17/1/25
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Glasgow Western Infirmary Chapel
Street
Dumbarton Rd
Town
Glasgow
District
Country
Postcode
G11 6NU
OS map ref
NS 56495 66549
Other Details
The three windows on the east wall at the back of the Alexander Elder Memorial Chapel

Glasgow Western Infirmary - WW1 Windows (including Harry Sherwood Ranken VC) Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Plaque: This Tablet and the above Windows/ have been erected by/ The Western Infirmary Residents Club/ (Names)/ Pro Patria
Left window: Michael
Within centre window: In memory of/ the house-Physicians and/ house-Surgeons of this Infirmary/ who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1919
Right window: Uriel
War
How many names are listed in total?
22
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
22
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname, forenames, decorations
How is this information ordered?
surname
How many names are listed in total?
1
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname, forenames, decorations
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
Hospital due to be demolished & re-sited in near future but nothing known of what is to become of the chapel or its memorials.
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Dimensions
How high is the component?
2700mm
How wide is the component?
800mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Dimensions
How high is the component?
800mm
How wide is the component?
400mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MR ROBERT ANNING BELL RA
What role did they have in the making?
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
189353
Image
Glasgow Royal Infirmary name pnel
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
Glasgow Royal Infirmary names
Who is it credited to?
orphan works
Who took or provided this image?
orphan works
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
379
Media Image Width
507
Media ID
189354
Image
Glasgow royal Infirmary window (1)
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
One of the windows
Who is it credited to?
orphan works
Who took or provided this image?
orphan works
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
681
Media Image Width
511
Media ID
189355
Image
Glasgow Royal Infirmary windows (2)
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
The other window
Who is it credited to?
orphan works
Who took or provided this image?
orphan works
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
381
Media Image Width
512