The Scottish War Memorials Project

Adam Brown · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:17 pm Post subject:

I hadn't noticed this before. Carrick copied the Killin memorial for the South African Scottish yet when he was asked to do a copy of Dornoch for Forres he refused.

I take it the difference was Killin / Pretoria were stone and Dornoch / Forres were bronze.

Adam
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DerekR · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:41 pm Post subject:

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There must be a place under the sun where hearts of olden glory grow young .....

DerekR · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject:

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There must be a place under the sun where hearts of olden glory grow young .....

DerekR · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:44 pm Post subject:

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There must be a place under the sun where hearts of olden glory grow young .....

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:28 pm Post subject:

I can't work out the order of the Second World War dead. The first three seem to be in date order, I can't identify the fourth name and the next wo are not in date order.

HAMILTON, WILLIAM FINDLAY
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Age: 33
Date of Death: 10/11/1944
Service No: 1366502
Additional information: Son of John Mackay Hamilton and Mary Aldie Hamilton; husband of Mary Roddie Hamilton. of Killin.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. O. Grave 46.
Cemetery: KILLIN CEMETERY

MARQUIS, ARCHIBALD
Rank: Flight Sergeant (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 145 Sqdn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 15/12/1944
Service No: 1558890
Additional information: Son of Archibald and Christina Campbell Marquis, of Killin, Perthshire. B. Com. (Lond.).
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. D. 7.
Cemetery: RAVENNA WAR CEMETERY

MORRIS, ALFRED DAYRELL
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Special Air Service Regiment, A.A.C.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 29/04/1945
Service No: 157339
Additional information: Son of Alfred and Emma Morris, of Edinburgh; husband of Mina W. Morris, of Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 2A. H. 6.
Cemetery: HAMBURG CEMETERY

MACFARLANE W.F.
BLACK WATCH
LANCE CORPORAL

NICHOLSON, JOHN
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 19/07/1943
Service No: 2758277
Additional information: Son of John and Christina Nicholson, of Killin, Perthshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. B. 4.
Cemetery: CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY

STEWART, PETER JAMES
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Secondary Unit Text: attd. H.Q. 154th Bde.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 27/10/1942
Service No: 2757680
Additional information: Son of James and Alexina Stewart, of Killin, Perthshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XI. C. 1.
Cemetery: EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
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jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 897 Location: Glasgow

CWGC ENTRY:
Name: MARQUIS, DUNCAN
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: 1st (Royal) Dragoons
Age: 21
Date of Death: 26/01/1916
Service No: 11878
Additional information: Son of Catherine Marquis, of Greenbank, Killin, Perthshire, Argyll, and the late Archibald Marquis.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 1.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

Name: MARQUIS, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery
Unit Text: 116th Heavy Bty.
Date of Death: 04/09/1918
Service No: 184797
Additional information: Son of Mrs. Catherine Marquis, of Green Bank, Killin, Perthshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Q. IV. G. 10.
Cemetery: ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN

Link to family headstone in Glenorchy Parish Churchyard, Dalmally:
http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/viewtopic.php?t=535&start=15&mforum=scottishwargraves