The Scottish War Memorials Project

jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 897 Location: Glasgow

Edzell - Angus District, Brechin Landward
UKNIWM Ref no. 5677

The Edzell war memorial is a grey granite obelisk with a wreath carved in relief on the face of the pedestal. The commemoration and names of the dead are set in lead lettering on the faces of the pedestal.
There is an unusual proportion of Canadians listed on the monument.

WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
ADAM JAMES CANADIANS CORPORAL
BAIRNER JOHN GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
BEGG WILLIAM BLACK WATCH SECOND LIEUTENANT
BELFORD THOMAS CANADIANS PRIVATE
BIRSE ROBERT ROYAL ENGINEERS CORPORAL
CAMERON STEWART G. GORDON HIGHLANDERS CORPORAL
CHAPLIN ANDREW AYRSHIRE YEOMANRY SERGEANT
DAWSON JAMES G. BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
DUNBAR WILLIAM T. CANADIANS SERGEANT
DUNCAN JOHN LOW GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
FERRIER HUGH W. ROYAL AIR FORCE CORPORAL
FERRIER JOHN K. RIFLE BRIGADE SECOND LIEUTENANT
GARDEN NORVAL R. BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
HAMPTON DAVID CANADIANS SERGEANT
HUNTER WILLIAM GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MCGREGOR JAMES SCOTTISH HORSE SERGEANT
PATTERSON CHARLES L. KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS PRIVATE
REID WALTER CANADIANS PRIVATE
RITCHIE GEORGE CANADIANS PRIVATE 53RD. CANADIANS
RITCHIE JAMES W. BLACK WATCH CORPORAL 1ST DEPOT BATTALION CANADIANS
SILVER FRANK GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE ROYAL CANADIAN GARRISON ARTILLERY
SMITH WILLIAM SCOTTISH RIFLES PRIVATE 10TH CANADIANS
VALENTINE JOSEPH BLACK WATCH LANCE CORPORAL PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY
WILSON WILLIAM J.L. GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE 3RD. CANADIANS

WWII ROLL OF HONOUR:
DALLAS WILLIAM J. BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
EDWARDS R.J. ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS ATT. SP. H.D.
FALCONER JAMES ROYAL AIR FORCE SERGEANT
GORDON JOHN B. ROYAL AIR FORCE FLIGHT LIEUTENANT
INNES GEORGE A. ROYAL ARTILLERY GUNNER
SCOTT RONALD J. NORFOLK YEOMANRY SERGEANT

Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:52 pm Post subject:

This man listed on the Second World War panel of the memorial was part of the ill-fated commando raid on the Norsk Hydro heavy water factory at Rjukan in Norway. He is also commemorated on the Operation Freshman Memorial at Skitten in Caithness.

FALCONER, JAMES
Rank: Sergeant (Flt. Engr.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force
Age: 20
Date of Death: 20/11/1942
Service No: 573120
Additional information: Son of Edward Smith and Jessie Falconer, of Edzell, Angus.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 5.
Cemetery: Helleland Churchyard, Norway
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Scottish Monuments & Memorials

jamg68 · Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 1 Location: Scotland

For information on Farrier-Sergeant James McGregor listed on the Edzell Monument please go to :

[url]http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jamgilbert/Ferrier-Sergeant%20%20James%20McGregor%20(1881-1915).html[/url]

All the above website address, including years in brackets, need to be used to locate his webpage.

Regards,
JAMG