The historic monument is set to be installed on Neilston Main Street in a prime town centre position.

This comes after nearly two years of fundraising and campaigning by dedicated volunteers the way is clear to begin building the memorial—many parts of which are already completed.

Councillor Paul O’Kane, chairman of the War Memorial Association, said: “It’s a historic moment for Neilston and the area as a whole, and there will finally be somewhere for the village to mourn and remember those that were lost in the great wars.

“This has been a long time coming, and the credit has to go to the didicated guys who make up the association and all those who have went above and beyond the call of duty to help raise money and the profile of the campaign.” The committee had originally set a target of £40,000 to get the memorial built and make sure that it was in place in time for this year’s centenary service marking 100 years since the beginning of World War One.

The process of collating the names and details of every soldier that could be found who died from Neilston and the surrounding districts was a long and painstaking process, but the plaques bearing the names of the fallen have already been created, and are ready to be mounted onto the finished memorial later this month.

Paul said: “The past few years we have made do with wooden and metal crosses, and services in front of temporary monuments.

“However now we can lay our wreaths at the base of something much more permanent, and befitting of the brave service men and women who were lost in conflict.”