The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Kenneth Morrison

Private George Henry Connell, 6th Cameron Highlanders was found dead opposite the Parish Church in INVERGARRY, Inverness-shire on 30 November 1940.
His usual residence is given as No.7 Control Post, No.1 P.A.
Any ideas what this might mean?

His Home Address is given as Newton Stewart and he is buried there (CWG) He was 58 years old.
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Ken

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:57 am Post subject:

I've just found the following on the Highland Council Archive Service:

Finally, notice was given this week that the entire north of Scotland was to be made a “Protected Area” as of 11 March 1940. The area affected was to consist of the counties of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, parts of Inverness and Argyll, and all the islands of the Hebrides. In future, no one would be allowed to remain in or enter there without a permit. (“Only in this way can the area be adequately protected or safeguarded from enemy opportunities of espionage or other subversive activities”.)

http://www.highlandarchives.org.uk/caithness-at-war.asp?id=26

It seems that No.1 P.A. covered everything north and west of the Great Glen including the Isles.
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Ken

DelBoy · Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:13 pm Post subject:

Glad you have an answer, i was stumped!

Derek.

ADP · Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 467 Location: Edinburgh

My great aunt used to speak of going 'home' to Wick. When she got the train from Edinburgh, she had to show her paperwork at Inverness to get any further north.