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jamiemcginlay
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 Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject: Bernera - Island of Lewis |
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The Bernera war memorial on the Isle of Lewis. The sculptors were Messrs. Hood of Wick. I've seen quite a few very fine polished granit memorials like this one in the Hebrides. I take it that the storms and ferocious winds that are experienced up there in the winter would easily cause damage and erosion to softer or unpolished stones; or lead lettering.
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adb41
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Just to add a few notes, having visited the memorial today.
It is located in the main village of Breaclet, opposite the primary school, diagonally across from the community centre. It is easily missed when travelling north through the village.
The 'kissing gate' into the memorial enclosure is a tight squeeze, and do take care not to rip clothing on the protruding spikes of the fence railings.
It would appear that the lettering on the memorial has recently been touched up.
Great Bernera is an island off mainland Lewis, connected to that by bridge. It can be reached from the A858 (Stornoway to Carloway) road at Garynahine along the B8011 to Uig and the B8059 to Bearnaraigh, which is the Gaelic for Great Bernera. |
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adb41
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Transcripts
Erected
to
Commemorate the men
of this district
who made the supreme
sacrifice for king and
country in the World War
of 1914-1918
for the Glory of God
and good of Humanity
Their names shall endure
for ever
Air a trocail mar
chuimheachan le
muinntir an aite
In
Grateful Memory of
those who fell in the
1939-1945 war
Breaclete
10 - Murdo Macdonald, DFC
Croir
4 - Neil Macdonald
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adb41
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(First World War)
Tobson
7 - Angus Macdonald
13 - Donald Macdonald
25 - Kenneth Macdonald
25 - Murdo Macdonald
Breaclete
1 - Norman Macinnes
4 - Norman Maciver
5 - Norman Macdonald
8 - John Mackenzie
Hacklet
4 - John Macaulay
4 - Donald Macaulay
6 - Norman A. Macdonald
(on base, World War II casualties)
Crulivig
4 - Malcolm John Mackay
Lundale
8 - John Murdo Macdonald
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adb41
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(First World War)
Kirkibost
1 - Donald Macarthur
8 - John Maclennan
9 - John Macdonald
11 - Malcolm Macdonald
12 - John Macaulay
21 - John Maciver
Croir
James RW Macleod
Hector Morrison
(Second World War)
Tobson
13 - Angus Macdonald
22 - Kenneth Macdonald
Hacklete
17 - John Martin |
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adb41
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(First World War)
Lundale
3 - Donald Macaulay
3 - Angus Macaulay
3 - John Macaulay
5 - Angus Macleod
5 - Roderick Macleod
Crulivig
1 - Malcolm Macleod
6 - John Ferguson
6 - Kenneth Ferguson
Earshader
Kenneth Smith
(Second World War)
Kirkibost
8 - John Maclennan
11 - John Macdonald
7 - Alick E. Sim |
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