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Commando Memorial, Spean bridge
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JMB



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The memorial garden by the Commando Memorial is going to be enlarged.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-14766768

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was lucky enough to visit this memorial today for the first time in about 35 years!























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PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have some photograph of the enlarged garden of remembrance which I will post once I have edited them.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A few more images of the memorial I didn't post yesterday







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PostPosted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Their training ground

This is taken looking at the direction the men are facing



This is taken from a small cairn to the east of the memorial

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The enlarged Garden of Remembrance in relation to the memorial:











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PostPosted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I do have images of all the plaques in the garden but quite a few give dates of birth / death and I didn't think it was appropriate to post them all here.

















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PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2018 5:17 pm    Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number Reply with quote

WMR 5984
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