The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:47 am Post subject:

ADP

Yes, St Lawrence is Slammanan.

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:50 am Post subject:

As requested by Derek here's the current missing list excluding Higlands. The Highlands will be in the next post. As before please let me know of any which we have already which I've missed, or are duplicates, or may be known by a different name.

Aberdeenshire
Auchenblae. Location: Summit of Gilbert's Hill
Blairdaff. Location: Parish Church (Ruined)
Clochcan. Location: Beside B9030. NJ 930 401
Gardenstown and Gamrie. Location: Parish Church
Glenbervie. Location: Parish Church
Glenbuchat. Location: Parish Church
Inverkeithny. Location: Parish Church
Logie Buchan. Location: Bridge
Longmanhill. Location: Public Hall
New Leeds. Location: Kininmonth Parish Church
Newburgh (Aberdeenshire). Location: Not known
Toll of Birness and Ardallie. Location: Parish Church (Redundant)
Westhill (Aberdeenshire). Location: See Skene

City of Aberdeen
Brimmond Hill . Location: At Summit of Brimmond Road, Aberdeen

Argyll & Bute - Cowal
Dunoon and Cowal . Location: At edge of Dunoon Castle Gardens on Argyll Steet
Strachur . Location: Strachur Public Hall

Argyll & Bute - Helensburgh
Cove and Kilgreggan . Location: Town Hall
Rosneath . Location: Not known

Argyll & Bute - Islands
Gigha, Second World War Memorial . Location: Parish Church
Bridgend (Islay) . Location: At Bridge
Kilbrandon, Seil. Location: 'Achna Fladda'. Near Junction of roads to Luing and Easdale
Kilmeny & Ballygrant . Location: In Church
Port Charlotte . Location: South of village
Portnahaven . Location: In village
Craighouse, Second World War, Thanksgiving Memorial . Location: In church
Kilmory (Mull) . Location: Plaque in church
Lochbuie . Location: N/K
Scarinish . Location: N/K

Argyll & Bute - Kintyre
Kilberry . Location: Plaque in church
Muasdale . Location: Pulpit in church
Clachan . Location: Plaque in Church

Argyll & Bute - Lorn
Appin . Location: Appin Church
Benderloch, Great War Memorial . Location: Achnaba Church
Benderloch, Second World War Memorial . Location: Achnaba Church
Connel . Location: Connel Church of Scotland
Dalmally . Location: At road junction opposite Hotel

Argyll & Bute - Mid Argyll
Ford . Location: Parish Church
Glassary . Location: In church
Kilmartin, Second World War Memorial . Location: Not known
Minard . Location: Not known

East Ayrshire
Drongan . Location: Not known
Rankinson . Location: Not known
Sorn . Location: Not known

Isle of Arran (North Ayrshire)
Brodick . Location: Not known

North Ayrshire
Springside . Location: Not known

South Ayrshire
Girvan, Boer War Memorial . Location: Girvan Cemetery
Maidens . Location: Not known
Mossblown . Location: Not known

City of Edinburgh
Parkside . Location: East Preston Street Cemetery
Crammond . Location: Crammond Kirk

Fife
Crossgates . Location: Community Centre aka War Memorial Institute
Gateside Memorial Hall . Location: Village Hall
Newport Boer War . Location: Vicarsford
Rosyth . Location: Parish Church

City of Glasgow
Gorbals . Location: Gorbals Rose Garden

East Dunbartonshire
Lenzie . Location: Public Hall

Midlothian
Newbattle . Location: Newbattle Church
Temple . Location: Parish Church (Redundant)

East Renfrewshire
Uplawmoor . Location: Not known
Busby . Location: Not known
Waterfoot . Location: Not known

Inverclyde
Inverclyde . Location: Not known

Renfrewshire
Bishopton . Location: Not known
Brookfield . Location: Not known
Erskine . Location: Not known
Hawkhead . Location: Not Known
Inchinnan . Location: OS Ref no. NC 719 482
Langbank . Location: Not known
Linwood . Location: Not known

Shetland
Aithsting & Sandsting . Location: Not Known
Bressay Great War Memorial . Location: Parish Church
Bressay, Second World War Memorial . Location: Parish Church
Fetlar . Location: Fetlar Church
Foula . Location: Not Known
Northmavine . Location: Not Known
Papa Stour . Location: Papa Stour Church
Sandwick (Shetland), Community, Great War Memorial . Location: Parish Church
Scalloway . Location: Not Known
South Nesting . Location: School
Whalsay, Island, Great War Memorial . Location: Parish Church
Whalsay, Island, Second World War Memorial . Location: Parish Church
Whiteness and Weisdale . Location: Not Known

Clackmannan
Dollar, Great War Memorial . Location: Parish Church

Stirling
Blanefield . Location: Jcn of Glasgow Rd & Carsiedene
Inversnaid . Location: Not Known
Buchanan . Location: Not Known
Dunblane (second memorial?) . Location: The Haugh (inc bridge)
Fintry . Location: Stained Glass Window
Gargunnock . Location: The Square, Fountain

Western Isles
Benbecula . Location: Junction of A865 and lane to Griminish
Eriskay . Location: See South Uist War Memorial
North Usit . Location: Clachan na Luib, Beside A685
South Uist . Location: Bwteen Gerinish and Bornish, beside A685

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:51 am Post subject:

Sutherland

Stoer . Location: Stoer Church (Although this memorial is in a church and the parish memorial for Assynt is in Lochinver this memorial was considered the community's memorial when it was erected in the 1920s)

Caithness

Ackergill and Hempriggs. Location: Not Known
Auckengill. Location: St Clare Hall
Bower. Location: Not Known
Canisbay. Location: Not Known
Castletown and Olrig. Location: Main Street. Os Ref ND 1940 6796
Dunnet. Location: Not Known
Keiss. Location: Not Known
Stroma. Location: Stroma Kirk

Inverness

Cannich. Location: Not Known
Errogie, Gorthleck and Stratherrick. Location: Not Known
Foyers. Location: Not Known
Smithton. Location: Not Known
Urray. Location: Not Known
Westhill (Highland). Location: Not Known

Lochaber

Blaich. Location: Not Known
Glenshiel. Location: Not Known
Inverie. Location: Not Known
Lochaline. Location: Beside Loch. OS Ref NM 6780 4443
Moidart. Location: Not Known
Morvern. Location: Near Ferinish Church, Bonnavoulin. OS Ref NM 5640 5226
Roy Bridge. Location: Not Known
Spean Bridge. Location: Not Known

Ross & Cromarty

Nigg (Highland) . Location: In churchyard

Skye

Carbost, Minginish & Bracadale. Location: Near Talisker Distillery
Roag, Harlosh and Bay. Location: Not Known
Snizort. Location: Not Known
Staffin. Location: Not Known
Uig (Kilmuir. Location: Not Known
Vaternish. Location: Not Known

Small Islands

Eigg, Canna, Rum and Muck War Memorial, Isle of Eigg. Location: Cul nam Pairc, Cleadale, Eigg
Raasay, Isle of Raasay. Location: Beside road between ferry and village

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

Adam

Images and details have been added for New Pitsligo and Culvie. Better quality ones will follow in time. At least the names are now shown on the Forum.

There is no Parish of Culvie, it is simply a district within the Parish of Marnoch.

You will find what should be Marnoch ( at least the Free Kirk members memorial) is recorded on this Forum as Aberchirder. This is not correct but stems from the wrong details on UKNIWM being repeated. The memorial is sited in the town of Aberchirder.
Things are not quite clear here, as pointed out in that thread in Feb 2007, due to the effects of Disruption which ended in 1929.

I am still trying to check out the position with regard to the Established Kirk members who fell.
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If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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DerekR · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject:

Adam,

Strontian WW1 & WW2 is already done:
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=3549&highlight=strontian

Clachan Church was locked when I tried a few weeks back.
I couldn't find either the Spean Bridge or the Roy Bridge Memorials although there is a "Memorial" hall in the latter. It was too wet to ask anyone!
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Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject:

Jim

Thanks for the quick update. I have now removed Culvie and New Pitsligo from the list above.

Should we be prefixing the Aberchirder thread title with 'Parish of Marnoch'? or should we leave it just now until the Established church memorial is found (if there is one)?

I look forward to seeing the updated photos for Culvie and New Pitsligo. Aberdeenshire memorials are always more varied in style than other parts of Scotland.

Regards

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject:

Many thanks also to Mr & Mrs Aase Goldsmith for the two Ceres, Fife memorials which have just been posted by John Burnett.

The Goldsmiths are slowly but surely working their way through Fife's memorials and even though they aren't members of the forum are very welcome contributers.

Adam

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

Adam

PM sent
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Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

www.kinnethmont.co.uk

MKMacdonald · Joined: 24 Oct 2008 Posts: 34 Location: Stornoway

With regard to the four Western Isles Memorials posted by Adam Brown on 24 August 2008, can I clarify that three of them are known quite simply as the North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist War Memorials and all are situated on the main trunk road A865 than runs through the spine of the island chain.

North Uist is at Clachan na Luib on your right on a hill just as you are about to enter the village from Lochmaddy. It is not in Carinish (as listed)which is another North Uist village on a totally different road. Clachan is the starting point for the circular road up the west coat (including Carinish), along the north coast and down the east coast by Lochmaddy.

Benbecula is located on the right hand side on a bend on the main road as one travels south, with a side road to the right taking one to the village at St Mary's Church, Griminish.

South Uist is on the left hand side of the main road as one travels south from Benbecula to Daliburgh/Lochboisdale and is not in a village. The nearest ones being Gerinish to the north and Bornish to the south.

Eriskay names are on the South Uist War Memorial for both wars and I am not aware of any memorial on the Isle of Eriskay. There may well be a memorial in the church where the pulpit is made from the bow of a Royal Navy lifeboat that was washed up (From HMS Hermes the aircraft carrier I believe which lost the boat in a fierce storm during a NATO exercise in the 'sixties).

Malcolm Macdonald

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:59 am Post subject:

Thanks Malcolm. I have now updated the list.

I have also updated the Ross and Cromarty list, we only need Nigg now for that part of the Highlands.

Adam

Ghostwhisperer · Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 109 Location: Ross-Shire

I think the Chapel Hill one would be Nigg

KevinStoke · . Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 175

Glengarnock, North Ayrshire has been done and on the forum

K

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:22 am Post subject:

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

Ord was added in August.

I do not believe there is a civic memorial at Westhill. Westhill is in the Parish of Skene and I would expect any casualties will be on the memorials at Skene kirk / kirkyard. At the the time Westhill, as it is today, did not exist. It, Elrick and Mason's Lodge were small hamlets. There may have been something in the Congregational kirk at Westhill detailing casualties of that faith.
If you can advise the source of the Westhill info I can check further.
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Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

www.kinnethmont.co.uk