The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

BattlefieldPhotographer · Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Bowie, Maryland USA

Can anyone supply me with a list of locations Scottish Memorials may be found in the USA? I have colleagues across the country who, if close enough, could photograph them.
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Gary E Nelson
Staff Sergeant, Air National Guard
Military Historian

David McNay · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject:

I've split this into a new topic as it's outside the scope of the war graves project, and is more a memorials issue.

Roxy · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:42 pm Post subject:

Gary,

There's bound to be some - we get everywhere!

Roxy

Very Happy

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Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan.

Roxy · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject:

Memorials or possibly graves but, I found this, a list of British Army officers who died on duty in America. I have excluded those not belonging to Scottish Regiments. As these are all individuals, this may be outwith the scope of this forum - if so, feel free to close/delete.

By Stephen Lewis (http://redcoat.info/amrev1.htm)

DON - Lieutenant John - 21st Foot (Royal Scots Fusiliers) (Grenadier company) - Killed at Battle of Freeman's Farm - 19th September 1777.

FERGUSON - Inspector of Militia Patrick - killed South Carolina - 7th October 1780.
The memorial contains at least 2 errors: Ex-Lieutenant-Colonel, 71st Fraser's Highlanders. He had given up his rank to become Inspector of Militia.
Grave on King's Mountain, South Carolina - "To the memory of Col. Patrick Ferguson seventy-first Regiment, Highland Light Infantry. Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1744 Killed October 7, 1780 in action at King's Mountain while in command of British troops. A soldier of military distinction and of honor. This memorial is from the citizens of the United States of America in token of their appreciation of the bonds of friendship and peace between them and the citizens of the British Empire. Erected October 7 1930."

GRANT - Ensign - 71st (Fraser’s) Foot - killed at Guildford - 15th March 1781.

HOME - Captain William (Lord Dunglass) - Coldstream Guards - died of wounds - December 1781.
Wounded at Guildford, 15th March 1781. Memorial in Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London - "In memory of William Home, Lord Dunglass, Lieutenant and Captain, Coldstream Guards. Died December, 1781, of wounds received at the Battle of Guildford, North America. Placed by Lieut.-Colonel Hon. W. Home, Grenadier Guards, 1880."

LESLIE - Captain William - 17th Foot - killed at Princeton - 3rd January 1777.
A stone was erected in 1784-5 by Benjamin Rush (a signatory of the Declaration of Independence) who had been a family friend while studying medicine in Edinburgh 1767-8.
Grave at Pluckemin, New Jersey - "In Memory of the Hon.ble Captn Willm. Leslie of the 17th British Regiment Son of the Earl of Leven in Scotland He fell Jan.y 3d. 1777 Aged 26 Years at the battle of Princeton His friend Benjn. Rush M. D. of Philadelphia hath Caused this Stone to be erected as a mark of his esteem for his worth and of his respect for his noble family."

MAITLAND - Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. John (MP) - 71st Highlanders - died of malaria 22 October 1779.
Born 1732 son of Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale, and Lady Elizabeth Ogilvy. Originally servd in the Marines.
Memorial at St.Mary's Church, Haddington, East Lothian - "Captain the hon. John Maitland died 1779. Remains translated from Savannah 1981."

Roxy
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Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan.