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PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:07 pm    Post subject: Oban Reply with quote


Oban war memorial unveiled on 11th November 1923 stands at the end of the Corran Esplanade. The architect was Messrs. Richardson & Mackay of Edinburgh and the sculptor Alexander Carrick. The entire concept for the memorial was certainly Carrick's and this is arguably the artists finest work featuring the carved figures fo two Highland Infantrymen carrying a wounded comrade. I think the work is the culmination of an idea to create a modern standing stone which began with the Lochawe war memorial and was continued with the Killin memorial before finding its final form in the Oban monument which I think drew its inspiration from the cup-and-ring marked glacial erratic which stands beside the memorial.
(Ref. The Oban Times, Saturday November 17th 1923)
More information on the sculptor can be viewed at: www.alexandercarrick.webeden.co.uk




Below is a photo of one of my old postcards which shows the way in which the glacial boulder provides a perfect foil to the war memorial. By the looks of it it was taken in the 1920's before the council sited a street light hard up against the boulder.


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BLACK H. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
BLACK R.A.M. GORDON HIGHLANDERS CAPTAIN
BOYD A. CAMERONIANS RIFLEMAN
BROWN T.A. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY SERGEANT
BRUCE D. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR
BUCHANAN A.C. BLACK WATCH LANCE CORPORAL
BUCHANAN D.A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
CAMERON D. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LIEUTENANT
CAMERON D. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY GUNNER
CAMERON J. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE MILITARY MEDAL
CAMPBELL A. BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
CAMPBELL A. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY CORPORAL
CAMPBELL G. GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
CARMICHAEL I.N. ROYAL NAVY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE
CHRISTIE J. SCOTS GUARDS GUARDSMAN
CLARKSON J.J. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LIEUTENANT
CONNELL A.C. CANADIANS TROOPER
CRAIG P. SCOTTISH HORSE R.FR.M
CROSS C. LONDON REGIMENT PRIVATE
CUMMING D.A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
CUMSTIE A. AUSTRALIANS PRIVATE
DRUMMOND A. MCK. TANK CORPS GUNNER
DUNN J.M. MCC. BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
EDDIE J. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY PRIVATE
FORBES D.M. ROYAL SCOTS PRIVATE
FORBES R. ROYAL SCOTS SERGEANT
FORBES R.S. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LIEUTENANT
FORGRIEVE J. SCOTTISH HORSE FR.TR.
FORGRIEVE R. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
FRASER E. ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY BOMBADIER
GIFFEN J. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
GORDON J.R. ROYAL NAVY ASSISTANT PAYMASTER R.N.R.
GRAHAM A. SCOTS GUARDS GUARDSMAN
GRAHAM D. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY PRIVATE
GRANT D.M. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LIEUTENANT
HAMILTON D.B. BLACK WATCH LANCE CORPORAL
HICKS J. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
JAMIESON D.A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
JEFFREY J. GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
JOHNSTONE A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
KENNEDY D. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
KENNEDY H.W. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
KILGOUR J. AUSTRALIANS PRIVATE
LAMB R. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS C.Q.M.S.
LAMONT A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
LIVINGSTONE K. ROYAL ENGINEERS SAPPER
LUTKINS S. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY PRIVATE
MACARTHUR D.A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MACCULLOCH D.C. BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
MACDONALD D. ROYAL NAVY ENGINEER R.N.R.
MACDONALD K. ROYAL NAVY CHIEF STEWARD R.N.R.
MACDONALD N. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MACDONALD W.R. AUSTRALIANS PRIVATE
MACDOUGALL A. CANADIANS PRIVATE
MACDOUGALL J.F. CANADIANS PRIVATE
MACDOUGALL J.M. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS SECOND LIEUTENANT
MACGREGOR D.A. ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT CAPTAIN
MACGREGOR J.A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS SERGEANT
MACINTYRE A. KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS PRIVATE
MACINTYRE A. ROYAL ENGINEERS SAPPER
MACINTYRE D. ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT PRIVATE
MACINTYRE D. ROYAL ENGINEERS SERGEANT
MACINTYRE I. LONDON REGIMENT CORPORAL
MACKAY A.C. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MACKAY D. ROYAL NAVY ABLE SEAMAN ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION
MACKENZIE K.R. ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS LANCE CORPORAL
MACLACHLAN J.M. TRENCH MORTAR BATTERY CAPTAIN MILITARY CROSS
MACLENNAN H.L. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR
MACNEILL M. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LIEUTENANT COLONEL C.M.G. & DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER
MACPHERSON F. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MACRAE M. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MARTIN R. TANK CORPS LIEUTENANT
MAXTON D. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCALLISTER J. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCARTHUR A. ROYAL SCOTS SERGEANT
MCCALLUM A. CANADIANS PRIVATE
MCCALLUM J. CAMERONIANS RIFLEMAN
MCCOLL D. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
MCCOLL D. CANADIANS S/SERGEANT
MCCORQUODALE D. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCCULLOCH D. TANK CORPS GUNNER
MCCURDIE A. MERCHANT NAVY ENGINEER
MCDONALD A. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY PRIVATE
MCDONALD A.C. BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
MCDONALD D. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY GUNNER
MCDONALD D. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY DRIVER
MCDONALD H. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
MCDONALD M. ROYAL SCOTS PRIVATE
MCDONALD P. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCDOUGALL D. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY GUNNER
MCDOUGALL J. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS CORPORAL MILITARY MEDAL
MCDOUGALL N. GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCFADYEN N. CANADIANS PRIVATE
MCFARLANE T. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
MCGILVRAY A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
MCGILVRAY J.D. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LIEUTENANT
MCGREGOR A. ROYAL ENGINEERS SAPPER
MCGREGOR D. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCINNES H. CANADIANS LIEUTENANT
MCINNES J. ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS DRIVER MOTOR TRANSPORT
MCINTYRE A. LONDON REGIMENT CORPORAL
MCINTYRE A.C. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCINTYRE D. KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY PRIVATE
MCINTYRE D. ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS PRIVATE
MCINTYRE D. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCINTYRE G. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS SERGEANT
MCINTYRE H. CANADIANS PRIVATE
MCINTYRE J. CAMERONIANS RIFLEMAN
MCINTYRE J. DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY PRIVATE
MCINTYRE P. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCINTYRE P. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY PIPER
MCKAY A. DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY LANCE CORPORAL
MCKENZIE A. GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCKENZIE M. ROYAL ENGINEERS SAPPER
MCKENZIE R. GORDON HIGHLANDERS LANCE SERGEANT MILITARY MEDAL
MCKILLOP J.B. CANADIANS LIEUTENANT
MCKINNON A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCKINNON H. ROYAL NAVY ABLE SEAMAN ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION
MCLACHLAN A. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCLACHLAN G. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCLEAN D. CANADIANS PRIVATE
MCLEAN H. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCLUCAS K. CANADIANS CORPORAL
MCMILLAN D. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY GUNNER
MCNAUGHTON D. CANADIANS PRIVATE
MCNAUGHTON S. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCNEILL H. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCNEILL H. AUSTRALIANS SERGEANT
MCNEILL W. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY PIPE MAJOR
MCPHAIL A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCPHAIL J.A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCRAE W.J. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY GUNNER
MCTAGGART A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCTAGGART A. ROYAL SCOTS PRIVATE
MCVICAR D. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS SERGEANT
MOLLISON D. AUSTRALIANS PRIVATE
MORRISON A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MORRISON A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS CAPTAIN
MORRISON A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
NEWTON A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
NIVEN W.G. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
PATERSON A. ROYAL NAVY LIEUTENANT R.N.V.R.
PROCTOR W. GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
PRYDE D. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
ROBERTSON A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
ROBERTSON G. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
ROBERTSON W. CAMERONIANS CORPORAL
ROSS R.T. ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS SECOND LIEUTENANT
SCOTT D.J. CANADIANS PRIVATE
SHAIRP R.C. CANADIANS PRIVATE
SHEDDEN J. ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS PRIVATE
SINCLAIR D. BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
SMITH J.B. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE MILITARY MEDAL
SMITH R. ROYAL ENGINEERS SAPPER
STEVENSON A. GORDON HIGHLANDERS CORPORAL
STEVENSON J.R. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS SERGEANT
STEWART A.L. DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY CORPORAL
STEWART D. ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY GUNNER
STEWART D. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY SERGEANT
STEWART L. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY PRIVATE
STEWART W. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
THOMSON D. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS PRIVATE
THOMSON H. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
THOMSON W. ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS CORPORAL
TURNBULL J. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY SERGEANT VICTORIA CROSS
WATT D. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
WRIGHT M. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
YEOMAN J. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
YEOMAN J. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY GUNNER



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BARNES S.H. MERCHANT NAVY SECOND STEWARD
BELL A. MACI. ROYAL ARTILLERY LANCE SERGEANT
BLACK DUNCAN ROYAL ARTILLERY CORPORAL
BOYD IAIN ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS CORPORAL
BROWNE P. ROYAL NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TELEGRAPHIST
BUCHANAN J. HOME GUARD LANCE CORPORAL
BUCHANAN J.P. ROYAL ARTILLERY SERGEANT
CAMERON M.C. MERCHANT NAVY SECOND ENGINEER
CAMPBELL D. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE 7TH ARGYLLS
CARSWELL WILLIAM ROYAL AIR FORCE CADET
CLARK IAN MERCHANT NAVY CARPENTER
CONNELLY I. LOVAT SCOUTS TROOPER
COOK HENRY ROYAL NAVY ABLE SEAMAN
COWAN NEIL M. ROYAL ARTILLERY LIEUTENANT
CRAVEN W. ROYAL ARTILLERY BOMBADIER
FAIRLEY JOHN MCD. ROYAL ARTILLERY BOMBADIER
GRAHAM A. ROYAL ARTILLERY W/BOMBADIER AIRBORNE
HENDRY A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS SERGEANT 8TH ARGYLLS
JOHNSTONE M. MERCHANT NAVY SEAMAN
JOHNSTONE R.S. MERCHANT NAVY STOKER
LAY ALFRED E. ROYAL NAVY PETTY OFFICER STOKER
LETHAM JAMES D. ROYAL ARTILLERY GUNNER
MACARTHUR A. ROYAL ARTILLERY GUNNER
MACCALLUM A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE 8TH ARGYLLS
MACCORQUODALE D. ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY BATTERY SERGEANT MAJOR MILITARY MEDAL
MACCULLOCH R. ROYAL ARTILLERY SERGEANT AIRBORNE
MACDONALD A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS SECOND LIEUTENANT 1ST ARGYLLS
MACDONALD A.C. ROYAL ARTILLERY W/SERGEANT AIRBORNE
MACDONALD G.D.G. ROYAL MARINES MARINE
MACDONALD J. BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
MACDONALD JOHN MERCHANT NAVY ORDINARY SEAMAN
MACDONALD P.J. ROYAL ARTILLERY BOMBADIER
MACDOUGALL COLL ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MACDOUGALL EDWIN MERCHANT NAVY ORDINARY SEAMAN
MACFADYEN N. ROYAL AIR FORCE AIRCRAFTMAN FIRST CLASS
MACFARLANE G. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MACFARLANE W. ROYAL ARTILLERY SERGEANT AIRBORNE
MACINNES WILLIAM J.B. ROYAL AIR FORCE SERGEANT AIR GUNNER
MACINTYRE A. ROYAL AIR FORCE SERGEANT
MACINTYRE D. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS CORPORAL 5TH CAMERONS
MACKECHNIE A.J. ROYAL AIR FORCE SERGEANT AIR GUNNER
MACLAREN PETER ROYAL ENGINEERS SAPPER
MACLEAN JOHN MERCHANT NAVY
MACLELLAN E.H. ROYAL AIR FORCE FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R.A.F.V.R.
MACLENNAN N. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
MACPHEE A.C. GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MACTAVISH A.N. MERCHANT NAVY MASTER MARINER, SECOND OFFICER
MATHESON J.A. ROYAL ENGINEERS SAPPER
MCARTHUR D.J. ROYAL ARTILLERY LANCE BOMBADIER
MCCRACKEN R. ROYAL ARTILLERY GUNNER AIRBORNE
MCCUISH RODERICK ROYAL ARTILLERY BOMBADIER
MCCULLOCH J.B. ROYAL ARTILLERY W/BOMBADIER AIRBORNE
MCKECHNIE EWEN ROYAL ENGINEERS SAPPER
MCKECHNIE NEIL MERCHANT NAVY ENGINEER
MCKILLOP GEORGE ROYAL ENGINEERS DRIVER
MCKINNON J.W. ROYAL MARINES LIEUTENANT
MCLACHLAN L. ROYAL NAVY SURGEON LIEUTENANT R.N.V.R.
MCLEAN ATHOLL ROYAL ARTILLERY LIEUTENANT
MCLEAN J.C. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE 2ND ARGYLLS
MCTAVISH DUNCAN ROYAL AIR FORCE FLIGHT SERGEANT PILOT R.A.F.V.R.
MENZIES PAUL ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS DRIVER
MORRISON N. MERCHANT NAVY CHIEF STEWARD
MORTON D. MACC. ROYAL AIR FORCE FLIGHT SERGEANT WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER
MUNRO JOHN ROYAL AIR FORCE SERGEANT WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER R.A.F.V.R.
PATERSON A. MERCHANT NAVY CHEF
QUINN J. CAMERONIANS CORPORAL
ROBSON G.J. MERCHANT NAVY THIRD OFFICER
ROSS A. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS CORPORAL 2ND ARGYLLS
TAWS STEPHEN C.S. MERCHANT NAVY CHIEF OFFICER
TERRY K.E. ROYAL AIR FORCE SERGEANT PILOT
WHYTE J.B.N. ROYAL NAVY SEAMAN
WRIGHT WILLIAM E. ROYAL AIR FORCE SERGEANT
YEOMAN THOMAS ROYAL ENGINEERS SAPPER



FALKLANDS WAR:
MACPHERSON GORDON CAMERON ARGYLL & BUTE ROYAL MARINES MARINE 45 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES 12TH JUNE 1982, AGED 20 FALKLAND ISLANDS PO41923R


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The unveiling took place on 11th November 1923 by Lieutenant Colonel W.H. MacAlpine-Leny of Duror, D.S.O.. His speech was reported in the Oban Times:
'I am sure that we all feel that in our generation no monument of stone is required to keep fresh in our minds the great sacrifice made by so many of our Highland lads but at the same time we wish to leave behind us for the benefit and example of future generations a monument commemorating the patriotism and loyalty as well as the names of those brave men who gave all in the cause of freedom. While naturally today our thoughts are largely centred on the dead, we must not forget the great debt of gratitude we owe also to the living. We must bear in mind those equally brave men who gave up their civil employment and left their home and families to go and fight for their country. Many of those men, though spared from death, now find themeselves in a position which makes it a hard struggle for them to live. Our dead are now in better hands than ours, but we can at least try to do what we can for the living. Anyone who has visited some of our great hospitals, where even now, five years after the War, men lie maimed and broken, must feel with me that there are worse things than death. For regular soldiers like myself, war is of course our profession, but I have the very greatest admiration for those men of the Royal Naval Reserve, Territorials and New Armies, who volunteered in the cause of freedom to fight for their King and Country.'
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WWII PANEL SADLY WITH A FURTHER NAME ADDED FROM THE FALKLANDS CONFLICT
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Jamie for posting this beautiful memorial. It's position on the water is part of its beauty, but it is a great design that was well crafted and has been well cared for.
As a point of personal interest, it commemorates the dead from The Argyll Mountain Battery, which had a section from Oban. This memorial clearly shows that the losses from this unit were disproportionately high for a TF RGA battery which has been largely forgotten. (Soon to be remedied if I can finish the book and get it published!)
A most appropriate honor. In contrast, the Highland Division memorial is quite modest (near the roundabout in town), but striking nonetheless.
A beautiful memorial in a beautiful wee town.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's another photo of the memorial. I quite like this one taken at dusk.

"At the going down of the sun..."



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A studio photograph of the same memorial.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ian

Your postcard shows of the uniform of the nearest soldier more clearly. He is wearing a jerkin similar to a Highlander in another of Carrick's War memorials - Dornoch.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Adam,

I'm sure that Alexander Carrick, as an ex-gunner, took pains with his uniform detail.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The jerkin worn by the soldiers was a goatskin jerkin and Carrick used this for his soldiers at Oban, Dornoch and Killin. I think he probably used it more to simplify the lines of the sculpture. In the case of Oban the inspiration for the group was almost certainly the glacial boulder which stands beside the monument and the jerkins would allow Carrick to avoid a lot of unecessary detail and get the effect he was after which is the soldiers almost seeming to emerge out of the rock (at the back the soldiers are very roughly carved and you can see this effect even more strongly).
By the way Carrick's daughters donated the goatskin jerkin that Carrick used with his models to the Folk Museum at Biggar. The last time I visited which was some years ago it was worn by a manikin shepherd in one of the displays.
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