GOVAN has been celebrating a restored First World War Roll of Honour which has been placed in Govan War Memorial as part of an ongoing restoration project.

The new Roll of Honour was completed by Vice Chair of Govan Reminiscence Group, Colin Quigley, who was dismayed at finding the original 1922 document water damaged and unreadable.

He said: “When we did get to it, it was pretty disappointing that it was so damaged.

“You couldn’t read any names at all, it was just mush.”

Colin painstakingly re-created the document, which lists all the names of Govan soldiers who died during the war, from a copy found 200 miles away in Skye.

“When the woman got in contact, I couldn’t believe my luck. I was dancing around the living room like a kid on Christmas!”

The restoration has been carried out by Govan Cross Townscape Heritage Initiative, with project officer Bryony Robinson describing the event as “very poignant”.

She said: “A lot of people have come out today and it shows you how it brings everyone together.”

Cathy Macleod, 81 and a local church parish member who attended the re-burial ceremony, said: “There will be people asking why we’ve come down to stand in the cold but it’s no sacrifice to those soldiers who stood in the trenches.”

Colin was over the moon at the completion saying: “It’s special to see that we now have something for soldiers that were local. It sends a message that these men were born in Govan and belonged.”