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| spoons wrote: | Sunday Post 12 September 2010 reports that a new Merchant Navy Memorial is being constructed starting today (13th) on the shore in Leith (Edinburgh). Work is expected to be completed by mid November and be unveiled by the Princess Royal.
Much more info in the article. Send me a PM for additional info.
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A wee bit from The Herald.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/real-lives/a-fight-to-remember-1.1055692 |
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Adam Brown
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I believe there are plans to unveil a memorial plaque to the loss of HMS "Sturdy" on Tiree.
The "Sturdy" foundered in a gale on 30th October 1940 so I presume the intention is to have the unveiling on 30th October this year which falls on a Saturday.
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Adam Brown
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Thanks 42, I missed that memorial being posted. I think this new one is at the location where the ship ran aground.
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Adam Brown
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A new Glasgow V.C. memorial was unveilied in Bridgeton yesterday.
[url]See here: http://www.localnewsglasgow.co.uk/2010/11/lest-we-forget/[/url]
by Lynsay Keough and Jonathan McGinley
People gathered in remembrance today across the city to honour those who died in wars to enable us to live in peace.
Some were at the service in the Central Station, where railway workers who had fallen in both World Wars were remembered. There was also a special service of dedication at Bridgeton Cross at the 11th hour on the 11th day of November 2010.
A memorial to the three Bridgeton Victoria Cross recipients, Major John Simpson Knox, Piper John Clelland Richardson and Pte. Henry May, which is set in the paving on the newly restored cross, was marked with the laying of the poppy wreaths. This is the culmination of two years’ hard work by the Bridgeton Cross VC Memorial Group. Jim Thompson of the Group explained: ‘We know there is a memorial at the Necropolis but we wanted to remember them in the place they called home - Bridgeton’.
Relatives of Pte. Henry May were in the crowd which gathered for the ecumenical service conducted by Father Stephen Dunn of the Sacred Heart Church in Bridgeton and Rev. Howard Hudson of St. Francis in the East Church of Scotland.
James Hall, Pte. May’s great nephew, reflected as he stood by the memorial, ‘This is a special day for the family, his great grandson, Paul Hall, is also here.’
Members of the H.L.I Veterans attended the ceremony, along with Frank McAveety MSP and local councillor George Redmond.
Following the service, everyone was welcomed at the Carwood Centre, beside Bridgeton Library, which had offered the Memorial Group a place to meet when their endeavours began. A Living History group exhibited World War 1 memorabilia. As everyone warmed up with tea and sandwiches, there was the feeling that those three V.C winners really had been welcomed home. |
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| Adam Brown wrote: | From the BBC News Website, this is one Roxy will be very interested in.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8678239.stm
RAF Kinloss Nimrod memorial for 14 servicemen approved
A memorial in honour of the servicemen who were killed when a Nimrod from RAF Kinloss exploded in Afghanistan is to be erected in Moray.
Fourteen men died when the aircraft blew-up in mid-air in 2006.
Moray councillors have now approved a 14-sided cairn, standing 6ft high, to be located on a landscaped area close to the war memorial in Forres.
The cost of the memorial will come from donations received by families in the wake of the tragedy. |
Unveiling is this Saturday (the 27th November) in Forres.
http://www.forres-gazette.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/6520/New_Nimrod_Afghan_crash_memorial_to_be_unveiled.html
New Nimrod Afghan crash memorial to be unveiled
Published: 24 November, 2010
A MEMORIAL to the airmen and observers killed when their Nimrod aircraft exploded over Afghanistan on September 2, 2006 will be dedicated in Forres on Saturday at 1.30pm.
The ceremony is open to everyone, although the families ask that people come in civilian dress rather than in uniform.
The 14-sided cairn, which sits on whinstone and Hopeman sandstone, each side inscribed with the name of one of those who died, has been built on landscaped ground near Forres war memorial at the west end of the town.
At the request of the families, the names have been inscribed without rank and in a random order. The cost of the memorial has been funded by money donated by the public at the time of the crash.
A memorial with ranks was unveiled by the families at RAF Kinloss on April 15.
Mrs Chris Davies, who lost her husband Ady in the crash, said: “It has been a long journey to get this memorial in place but I think all the families will be pleased when they see it. We feel it is a fitting tribute to 14 very fine men. Also we would like to thank the many people involved in making this project possible, most importantly the people of Forres, Britain and around the world who have donated in our loved ones’ memories.”
Those who died were (in alphabetical order): Flight Sergeant (FS ) Gary Andrews,(48 ); FS Steve Beattie (42 ); FS Gez Bell, (48 ); FS Ady Davies, (49 ); Corporal Oliver Dicketts, Parachute Regiment (27 ); Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt ) Steve Johnson, (38 ); Sgt Ben Knight (25 ); Sgt John Langton (29 ); Flt Lt Leigh Mitchelmore (28 ); Flt Lt Gareth Nicholas (40 ); Sergeant Gary Quilliam (42 ); Flt Lt Al Squires (39 ); Flt Lt Steven Swarbrick (28 ); Marine Joe Windall, Royal Marines (22 ). |
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Land Girls Memorial planned for Fochabers, Moray.
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Land Girls memorial to take pride of place in Moray
A statue paying tribute to the hard work of Scotland's Land Army will be erected in Fochabers.
A permanent memorial paying tribute to Scotland’s Land Girls is to be placed in Moray.
The plans for a statue commemorating the women of the Land Army, who kept Britain farming during World War II, are now nearing completion with a sculptor set to be commissioned next week.
The memorial, which is hoped to be erected by the end of the year, will be sited in Fochabers on land gifted to them by the Crown Estate.
A charity group, Land Army Memorial Scotland, have spent the last two years raising the £40,000 needed for the project to go ahead.
Former NFU Scotland President Jim McLaren, whose mother was a Land Girl in Perthshire during the forties, has helped push the plans forward.
Mr McLaren said: “My mum was a Land Girl and met my father through that – he was the farmer she worked for.
“The reason for the memorial being sited in the North-east is mainly to do with accessibility of a piece of land to put it on.
“The Crown Estates have very kindly donated this piece of land at Clochan to put the memorial on and we would certainly like to see a memorial in place by the end of this year.
“We felt these Land Girls are sadly a dying a breed and we feel very conscious that nothing has ever been done to recognise what was a huge effort and contribution they made during the war on behalf of the nation - keeping the farms going when a lot of the menfolk were away in the war.
“It was a real double-edged sword - not only was there an increased demand for home produced food, but there was less men to do the work.”
Over 8000 women joined the Land Army during World War II, leaving the cities for the rolling Scottish countryside.
At its height, there were more than 80,000 members nationally during the conflict before it was disbanded in 1950.
They undertook tough, backbreaking work in the fields, while their husbands and sons battled the Nazis in Europe.
However, until now, there has been no formal recognition of their efforts in Scotland with the exception of a medal awarded in 2006, leading to them being called the ‘forgotten army’.
Mr McLaren added: “A lot of these girls came from the city, not country girls, working pretty long and hard hours.
“These girls were doing hard hand-labour, spreading dung by hand, milking cows, real manual labour.
“You wouldn’t get men doing this kind of work today!”
Mr McLaren said donations to the appeal were still welcome and could be made through Sarah Anderson at NFU Scotland on 0131 472 4108. |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:45 am Post subject: R.R.S. Memorial to 1 Scots in Edinburgh |
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The Princess Royal is to visit soldiers in the Capital to unveil a new war memorial.
She will visit The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) on Tuesday to take part in the unveiling and dedication ceremony.
The battalion's spokesperson, Major Norrie McKinnon, said: "The memorial was commissioned to commemorate members of 1 SCOTS killed on operations. There are three names on the memorial: Corporal Johnathan Moore, Lance Corporal Joseph Pool and Private Sean McDonald, who were all killed in Afghanistan.
"The memorial is a modern- design Celtic cross. It has been donated by Stancliffe Stone Limited and the Commanding Officer of 1 SCOTS would like to publicly thank them for their generosity.
"The memorial can be moved with the battalion wherever it is based and will serve as a lasting memory to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice".
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