The Scottish War Memorials Project

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This is a memorial to the pupils of the former John Watson’s school in Edinburgh. The school closed in 1975 and the very impressive building is now the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. The school had a long association with the Dean Church so when it closed the 2 war memorials were moved to the church and are now on the wall in the upper gallery. The school was on Belford Road at OS Map Ref NT 235 737. Dean Church is on Ravelston Terrace at OS Map Ref NT 238 741.

"To the Glory of God/
and in grateful memory of the former pupils/
who fell in the Second World War 1939 - 1945/
left school/
1929 W Keay F Marshall
1929 J W Rae Wilson
193? Charles Carmichael
1932 Noel L Morrison
1933 J Rankin Cameron
1933 Sheil MacLeod
1934 Peter G Smith
1935 John McD S Wylie
1936 Robert C McEwan
1938 George H Abbott
1938 Joseph F A Grant"

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject:

Sometimes names catch your eye and you have to look them up. The way it is inscribed I'm guessing he was known as Keay Marshall.

MARSHALL, WILLIAM KEAY FALCONER
Rank: Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 97 Sqdn.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 27/04/1942
Service No: 1375102
Additional information: Son of John Albert and Maud Barbara Bryce Marshall, of Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: A IV British. H. 1.
Cemetery: TRONDHEIM (STAVNE) CEMETERY

Sgt Marshall was lost during an attack on the Tirpitz. See here for more details:

http://www.archieraf.co.uk/archie/7572ofl.html

He is also commemorated on a memorial at the crash site in Norway.

I also looked up the woman listed at the bottom. No clues in CWGC , or on the plaque but this lady is the only Sheila MacLeod on SNWM so I'm guessing it's her.

MACLEOD, SHEILA
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service
Date of Death: 04/10/1945
Service No: W/170036
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 23. Column 1.
Memorial: BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL

Note her place of birth

MACLEOD, Sheila
Service number: 170036
Date of death: 04/10/1945
Place of birth: Uganda Protectorate
SNWM roll WOMEN'S SERVICES
Rank: L/Cpl
Theatre of death: Central Mediterranean Force
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