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Please visit our homepage at www.scottishmilitaryresearch.co.uk    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  SHETLAND ISLES (LERWICK), WW1 & WW2 Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8  Next          The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project Forum Index -> Orkney & Shetland - Civic Memorials View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Adam Brown Curator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland) Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:28 am    Post subject: SHETLAND ISLES (LERWICK), WW1 & WW2 This photograph was posted by the forum member valiron in another thread but I have moved it here to it's own thread Adam Back to top Adam Brown Curator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland) Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:58 pm    Post subject: I’m finding conflicting information on the internet about this memorial but from what I can gather it is the County of Shetland War Memorial as well as the Lerwick War Memorial. I’m hoping someone can clarify this with photographs of the plaques. Its location is Upper Hillhead, Lerwick, opposite the Town Hall. It was unveiled in 1924 by Mrs T Hardy from Girlsta who had lost three sons during the Great War. These are the two UKNIWM entries for this memorial. Both titles suggest it is not just the Lerwick War Memorial. Unfortunately the rest of the information is not very detailed. The second entry just confuses things by confirming the location but giving a slightly different name and nothing else. SHETLAND ISLANDS MEMORIAL UKNIWM Ref: 6070 Address LERWICK SHETLAND SCOTLAND Type: CROSS Other Location Details: TOWN CENTRE OS Map Ref: HU 470 410 Inscription Components Component Material(s) Condition MEMORIAL STONE GOOD Physical Description LATIN ON SQUARE COLUMN AND CRUCIFORM BASE. EACH ANGLE OF BASE HOLDS TWO PANELS. WHOLE RESTS ON ELEVATED COBBLED PLATFORM. SWW NAMES ON SEPARATE WALL SWORD OF SACRIFICE AND SHETLAND ARMS ON FRONT FACE; COAT OF ARMS (UNIDENTIFIED) ON EACH OTHER FACE SHETLAND COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL UKNIWM Ref: 8881 Address HILLHEAD LERWICK SHETLAND SCOTLAND Type: UNIDENTIFIED OS Map Ref: HU 470 410 Co-ordinator's Comments: LIST OF LOCATIONS ONLY SENT Back to top IanA Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 949 Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:10 pm    Post subject: Patience, my son. 2007 was the year of Orkney. 2008 may well be the year of Shetland. Back to top spoons Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:12 pm    Post subject: I have recently acquired "We will remember - historical record of the British Legion Scotland" published in 1959 in which is a photo from 1958 of a parade. "to church at Lerwick for the unveiling of a memorial plaque to those who fell in WWII". Not sure if that is a plaque on this memorial or there is a separate memorial in the church. I will post the photo when the position becomes clear. \Paul Back to top IanA Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 949 Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:44 pm    Post subject: This is the county memorial and includes names from all the parishes and islands. The side panels are World War Two casualties. Here is the memorial in lashing rain! Apologies for the quality. 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