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jamiemcginlay
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 Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:44 pm Post subject: Parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon, Bunessan, Isle of Mull |
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Bunessan - Island of Mull, Argyll
UKNIM Ref no. 44598
The Bunessan memorial takes the form of a very tall cairn built of rough blocks of local stone, surmounted by a small grey granite celtic cross with wheel-head and celtic knotwork patterns carved in relief on the face. The commemoration and names of the dead are listed in black lead lettering on a dressed grey granite tablet set into the face of the cairn.
The monument stands near the road, the A849, behind the school.
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dhubthaigh
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Can anyone tell me if the following casualty is commemorated here ?
Name: McLEAN, ARCHIBALD
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 4th/5th Bn.
Date of Death: 28/07/1918
Service No: 202328
Awards: MM and Bar
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: SOISSONS MEMORIAL
ENLISTED: BUNESSAN, ARGYLLSHIRE |
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Ian M
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:21 am Post subject: BunessanWar Memorial - Mull. Map Ref - NM 382218 |
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spoons
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Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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| This is the local memorial for Pte Robert McLaren who was killed in Afghanistan on 11 Jun 2009 and it appeared in an item about him in BBC news today. I would hope that his name would be added to this memorial in due course. |
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dhubthaigh
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| Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Listed as Bunessan but, as stated on the memorial, Parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon. |
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dhubthaigh
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| Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Updated photos of name panels or transcription would be good here. |
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DelBoy
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| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:20 am Post subject: |
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| dhubthaigh wrote: | Can anyone tell me if the following casualty is commemorated here ?
Name: McLEAN, ARCHIBALD
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 4th/5th Bn.
Date of Death: 28/07/1918
Service No: 202328
Awards: MM and Bar
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: SOISSONS MEMORIAL
ENLISTED: BUNESSAN, ARGYLLSHIRE |
Not according to the transcription here.
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stuartn
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:24 pm Post subject: Renovation |
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| The memorial was cleaned and fully restored in 2014 but Private Robert McLaren (Afghanistan) was not added- see 2018 images on War Memorials Online |
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