The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Paul · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:54 pm Post subject: Huge memorial website

Hi guys,

Take a look at this Dutch website (also in English) of war memorials. This is one of the biggest databases of the world for memorials, graves and museums, more then 10.000 entries!
There are also several Scottish memorials on this website.

http://www.ww2museums.com
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Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:27 am Post subject:

Paul

Yes that is very impressive. The Alloa photograph looks familiar

WW2Museums

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/9003/War-Memorial-Alloa.htm

My photos

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=234

However that is the image I put on Wikipedia here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_war_memorials

Cheers

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:35 am Post subject:

The name on this one looks familiar too

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/9013/Memorial-Royal-Scots-Fusiliers.htm

These are another two of mine on Wikipedia Commons:

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/9005/Memorial-Cameronians.htm

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/9011/Memorial-XXII-Submarine-Flotilla.htm

They do have one we don't have though. The elusive Dunoon.

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/11034/War-Memorial-Dunoon.htm

Thanks

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:51 am Post subject:

Here's a Dutch one to the 15th Div we don't have yet at Tilburg

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/1194/The-Bagpiper.htm

And another at Moergestel

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/1126/Memorial-Gen-Maj-Colin-M-Barber.htm

And 52nd Div at Arnemuiden

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/7636/Plaque-and-Corpsemblems-Arnemuiden.htm

And Baarland

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/454/Memorial-Scotisch-Lowland-Division.htm

5th Camerons of 51st Div at Namur

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/793/War-Memorial-The-Connection.htm

KOSB at Hamont Achel

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/1506/Memorial-plaque-for-the-liberators-of-Hamont-Achel.htm

Scottish casualties at La Roche-en-Ardenne during the Battle of the Bulge

http://www.ww2museums.com/article/1497/Memorial-Roll-of-Honour.htm

Thanks

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:56 am Post subject:

That's a great site Paul. Thanks for the link. You can search for memorials by region within a country. Handy if you are visiting the area.

It's too late for more searches tonight but I'll be having a look again soon.

Cheers

Adam

Paul · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:27 am Post subject:

Hi Adam,

Thanks for your reply.

That would be strange to see your own picture on this website. That's the worldwide service of Wikipedia.

I think you find this picture familiar too:
http://www.ww2museums.com/article/10955/Scottish-Memorial-Best.htm
I added it to both website's, this one and the Dutch one.

If I can catch more memorials in Holland I will surrely add them on this forum.

Kind regards.

Paul
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Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject:

Paul

Yes, quite strange but by putting them on wikipedia that's what's going to happen.

I sent a message to the website from their page on the XII Sub Flotilla memorial giving them a link to the thread here so I'll see what they have to say about our method of recording memorials.

Cheers

Adam

Paul · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:32 pm Post subject:

Hi Adam,

The goal of that website is more to inform what there is to see in the world. And to plan a visit to it. It only informs with a small story of the memorial, museum or grave.

This forum is very complete in displaying everything there is about a memorial.

Both sites are very cool!!

Paul
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