The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:19 am Post subject:

Jim

Yes, it's an unusual name Clochcan and easy to mistake for Clochan. I've started a thread on the former school here:

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5411

Thanks

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:42 am Post subject:

The following memorials have a thread on this forum but need more photographs

DRUMOAK - On main street
GLENBERVIE - In churchyard
NEW LEEDS - Manse Street
SAVOCH - In churchyard
TYRIE - In churchyard

The following are in churches (or believed to be in churches) and still need to be recorded

ARDALLIE (location Parish Church) - UKNIWM Ref No. 8633
BIRSE & FEUGHSIDE - In church
COULL - PARISH CHURCH ?
GLENBUCHAT - ROH WITHIN PARISH CHURCH?

These two may be civic memorials, but there may also be another civic memorial for the same area.

KINCARDINE O'NEILL WM HOSPITAL _ UKNIWM Ref No. 8635. See also Kincardine O’Neil - Actually it is Torphins
LAURENCEKIRK MEMORIAL PARK - UKNIWM Ref No. 8687 DOUBLE ENTRY OR DIFFERENT? See Laurencekirk

These two are listed on UKNIWM and will need to be investigated

Auchenblae - UKNIWM Ref No. 8676 - Summit of Gilbert's Hill [Now on Forum as Fourdon]
Kinneff – “ROADSIDE OF KINNEFF (HALL)” - UKNIWM Ref No. 8678 - civic memorial possibly a cross beside church

These are communities that may or may not have memorials and will need further investigation. They may be covered by other areas

Crathie - may be Blamoral Estate memorial? [Now moved to civic]
Newtonhill
Keithhall & Kinkell
Kildrummy
Potterton
Rothienorman
Sandhaven

We have a lot of civic memorials from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire but we have have very few church memorials in this section.

Regards

Adam

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

Adam

The Parish of Crathie is linked to nearby Braemar. The Balmoral Estate workers is for just that, it is not a parish memorial. Leochel Cushnie is already photographed in detail.
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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

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:20 am Post subject:

Jim

Thanks, I've removed Leochel Cushnie. The title still had "photos required" on it.

For Balmoral Crathie I think the text we've got on the thread http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1938 suggests it is now a community memorial:

"THE BALMORAL WAR MEMORIAL
HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V UNVEILED THIS MEMORIAL ON
3RD SEPTEMBER 1922 AND DEDICATED IT IN MEMORY OF THE
MEN FROM THE ESTATES IN THE AREA WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR.
THE NAMES OF THE MEN OF THE CRATHIE PARISH WHO WERE
KILLED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR WERE ADDED TO THE BASE"

Thanks

Adam

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

Details of the six WW2 casualties now added to the other thread.
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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

john burnett · Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 790 Location: Fife

The following churches have a stained glass window war memorial. Thanks to Rev J Hopewell for the information.
Dunnottar Church, Stonehaven.
Hilton High Church, Aberdeen.

DelBoy · Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:13 pm Post subject:

These can be scratched off the list.

Laurencekirk Memorial Park. (Definately a seperate memorial)
Glenbervie War Memorial
Glenbervie Roll of Honour.

Thanks to Forty Twa for the lift!

Derek.

dhubthaigh · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:39 am Post subject:

As you can see there is a Great War Memorial in Coull Kirk, located behind the pulpit. Access would require to be gained for a better pic and to establish if there are any others within;

dhubthaigh · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:08 am Post subject:

There is definately a Roll of Honour & Roll of Service within Glenbuchat Kirk. See here:

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Aberdeenshire/Glenbuchat.html

Picture of Roll of Service;

http://www.glenbuchatheritage.com/picture/number517.asp

dhubthaigh · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:13 am Post subject:

Here is an article regarding Whitehills War Memorials. Not sure if we have these or another required for our lists. Appears civic ones;

http://www.webhistorian.co.uk/pages/index.php?id=137

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

Mark

Will check Whitehills next time I am down by the coast. There is another memorial in Whitehills to the Parish of Boyndie, which includes Whitehills.
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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

dhubthaigh · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:02 pm Post subject:

Jim,

I don't know the background to these new memorials at Whitehills but they are in the Whitehills Cemetery.

dhubthaigh · Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:56 am Post subject:

I think the new memorials in Whitehills replaced plaques that were in Boyndie Kirk and suffered damage.

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

Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:13 am Post subject:

There are war memorials in St Andrew's Church, Inverurie according to their website:

http://www.standrewschurchinverurie.org.uk/ourhistory.htm

In 2011 St Andrew's completed an extensive renovation of the church and replacement of the two-manual Peter Conacher Organ with a three-manual Physis organ. There is now an extended vestibule area and a Church Office. As part of the Renovation a new Chapel/Meeting-Space dedicated to St Apollinarus was created to house The War Memorials and other artefacts. This Chapel of St Apollinarus is open on a daily basis for private prayer and meditation.