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PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:58 pm    Post subject: Tarbert Loch Fyne Reply with quote

Tarbert - Argyll & Bute, Mid-Argyll District

The Tarbert memorial overlooking the fishing village on Loch Fyne. The grey granite obelisk stands on a tapering pedestal and low rustic granit base and is by Glasgow monumental sculptors Scott Rae. According to the inscription at the front it was unveiled by Lady Campbell on the 6th August 1921. Fishing villages often have their war memorials sited on top of a local hill were they are visible from the sea and can provide the fishermen with an accurate bearing when navigating their boats home, a nice and fitting idea for a memorial.
The entry in Scott Rae's Daybook reads:
'Order No. 5500, Tarbert, Grey obelisk, Erected June 1921, Daybok 329'.



WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
Anderson Charles R.H. Private
Black Donald Highland Light Infantry Private
Brotghie R.T. Royal Navy Driver
Brown Archibald G. Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Lieutenant M.A. M.C.
Brown John R.H. Private
Campbell Duncan Merchant Navy Gunner
Campbell James Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Private
Campbell John Royal Garrison Artillery Private
Campbell William B. Fraser Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Lieutenant
Carmichael Angus Royal Scots Fusiliers Private
Carmichael Dugald Gordon Highlanders Private Cameron Highlanders?
Carmichael John R.H. Private
Dewar Ronald Cameron Highlanders Private Gordon Highlanders?
Dillon John Royal Army Medical Corps Private
Dunlop Alexander Royal Engineers Private
Galbraith Malcolm Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Private
Gillies William Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Private M.M.
Hodson William H. Regt. Private
Kerr Duncan Merchant Navy Petty Officer
Kerr James Merchant Navy Seaman
Law John Royal Garrison Artillery Private
Leitch Donald S.R. Corporal M.A.
McAlpine Archibald Royal Scots Fusiliers Q.M.S.
McArthur John Canadians Private Canadian Infantry
McDougall Duncan Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Private
McDougall Duncan Royal Scots Fusiliers Private
McDougall Duncan S.R. Private M.M.
McDougall James Highland Light Infantry Private
McDougall James Scott Canadians Private Canadian Infantry
McDougall Peter Royal Army Service Corps Private
McFarlane Alexander Royal Scots Lance Corporal
McFarlane Dugald Royal Scots Private
McFarlane Dugald B. Royal Scots Private
McFarlane Hugh Merchant Navy Second Officer
McFarlane John Seaforth Highlanders Private
McFarlane Neil Machine Gun Corps Private
McGilp William Royal Navy Pay Master
McGugan Alexander Merchant Navy Seaman
McInnes William G. Gordon Highlanders Private Cameron Highlanders?
McLachlan Donald Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Private
Mclean Alexander Royal Garrison Artillery Private
McMillan Archibald Highland Light Infantry Corporal
McMillan Donald S.R. Private
McMillan Neil R.H. Lieutenant
McNab Charles Machine Gun Corps Private
McNeill Donald K.R. Sergeant
McNeill Finlay S.R. Corporal
Mitchell James South Africans Q.M.
Mitchell John Innes Royal Garrison Artillery Lieutenant
Morans Archibald C. Royal Garrison Artillery Gunner
Muir Arthur Royal Field Artillery Private
Murray James Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Private
Murray James Royal Field Artillery Private
Pringle Archibald E. Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Private
Robertson Peter Seaforth Highlanders Private
Rutherford Angus B. Royal Navy Chief Engineer
Shaw William Highland Light Infantry Private
Sinclair John Australians Private
Smith Archibald B. Regt. Private
Smith Donald Merchant Navy Seaman
Smith Dugald Royal Scots Fusiliers Captain M.A. M.C.
Smith Dugald L.C. Private
Smith Duncan Royal Scots Private
Smith Neil Royal Garrison Artillery Corporal
Stewart William S.R. Private
Thomson Malcolm Merchant Navy Seaman
Townsley Charles Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Private
Williamson George Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Private
Wotherspoon John Merchant Navy Chief Officer



WWII ROLL OF HONOUR:
Bain John M. Merchant Navy Engineer
Blair Colin C. Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant
Gregson John R. Durham Light Infantry Lieutenant
MacAlister Peter Royal Engineers Sapper
MacFarlane Hugh C.S.R.? Corporal
MacFarlane John J. Royal Artillery Gunner
MacMillan John Merchant Navy Stoker
MacPhail Samuel Q.O.C.H. ? Private
McDougall Alexander R. Royal Navy Petty Officer
McDougall Duncan Australians Sapper
McDougall James Merchant Navy Purser?
McDougall John Royal Artillery ?
McGuban Neil S. Merchant Navy Chief Officer
McIntyre Callum M. argyle Lieutenant
McIntyre Donald C. Royal Air Force Sergeant N/D?
McKee John Merchant Navy Radio Officer?
McMillan William Royal Artillery Lance Bombadier
McNeill Donald Royal Navy Able Seaman
McTaggart Duncan Royal Navy Telegraphist
Murray William C. Merchant Navy Able Seaman
Pringle John 51st RTA? Gunner
Thomson Duncan Merchant Navy Able Seaman


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And finally the additional panel commemorating those killed in WWII
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On a quiet sunny Sunday morning in late Spring this is one of the finest places on Earth. A very good place for a memorial.

Adam


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:24 am    Post subject: Tarbert WM Inscription Reply with quote

This is what I recorded for UKNIWM



1. Main dedication inscription with poem underneath

TO THE GLORY OF
GOD
AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF TARBET AND DISTRICT
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1919

TWAS FOR US THEY DIED
KEEP WE THEIR MEMORY GREEN


2. Unveiling details on plinth under the main dedication inscription

UNVEILED BY
LADY ILEENE CAMPBELL
6TH AUGUST 1921


3. WW1 Names of fallen on 3 panels. Initially ordered by rank and then alphabetically by surname. Rank, forname, middle initial, surname, degree, decoration and reiment or unit given. One column per panel

Panel 1

CAPT. DUGALD SMITH M.A. M.C. R.F.A.
LIEUT. ARCHD. C. BROWN M.A. M.C. A. & S.H.
LIEUT. W. B. FRASER CAMPBELL. A. & S.H.
LIEUT. NEIL McMILLAN R.H.
LIEUT. JOHN INNES MITCHELL R.G.A.
O.M.S. ARCHD. McALPINE R.S.F. (poss Q.M.S)
O.M. JAMES MITCHELL S.AF. (poss S.AF.I)(poss Q.M.)
SERGT. DONALD McNEILL K.R.
CORPL. DONALD LEITCH M.A. S.R.
CORPL. FINLAY McNEILL S.R.
CORPL. NEIL SMITH R.G.A.
L.CPL. ALEX McFARLANE R.S.
PTE. CHARLES ANDERSON R.H.
PTE. DONALD BLACK H.L.I.
PTE. JOHN BROWN R.H.
PTE. JAMES CAMPBEELL A. & S.H. (Two ‘E’s)
PTE. ANGUS CARMICHAEL R.S.F.
PTE. DUGALD CARMICHAEL G.H. (poss C.H.)
PTE. JOHN CARMICHAEL R.H.
PTE. RONALD DEWAR C.H. (poss G.H.)
PTE. JOHN DILLON R.A.M.C.
PTE. ALEX DUNLOP R.E.
PTE. JOHN CAMPBELL R.C.A.


Panel 2

PTE. MALCOLM GALBRAITH A. & S.H.
PTE. WM. GILLIES M.M. A. & S.H.
PTE. WM. HODSON H.REG.
PTE. JOHN LAW R.G.A.
PTE. JOHN McARTHUR CAN. INF.
PTE. DUNCAN McDOUGALL A. & S.H.
PTE. JAMES SCOTT McDOUGALL CAN. INF.
PTE. DUN McDOUGALL R.S.F.
PTE. JAMES McDOUGALL H.L.I.
PTE. PETER McDOUGALL R.A.S.C.
PTE. DOUGALD McFARLANE R.S.
PTE. DOUGALD B. McFARLANE R.S.
PTE. JOHN M. FARLANE S.H.(? McFARLANE)
PTE. NEIL McFARLANE M.G.C.
PTE. WM. G. McINNES G.H. (poss C.H)
PTE. DONALD McLACHLAN A. & S.H.
PTE. ALEX McLEAN R.G.A.
CORPL ARCHD. McMILLAN H.L.I.
PTE. DONALD McMILLAN S.R.
PTE. CHARLES McNAB M.G.C.
PTE. ARTHUR MUIR R.F.A.
PTE. JAMES MURRAY A. & S.H.
PTE. DUN. McDOUGALL M.M. S.R.


Panel 3

PTE. JAMES MURRAY R.F.A.
PTE. ARCHD. E. PRINGLE A. & S.H.
PTE. PETER ROBERTSON S.H.
PTE. WILLIAM SHAW H.L.I.
PTE. JOHN SINCLAIR AUST. F.
PTE. ARCHD. SMITH B. REG.
PTE. DUGALD SMITH L.C.
PTE. DUNCAN SMITH R.S.
PTE. WM. STEWART S.R.
PTE. CHARLES TOWNSLEY A. & S.H.
PTE. GEORGE WILLIAMSON A. & S.H.
DR. R.T. BROTCHIE R. NAVY
PAY MASTER WM. McGILP R. NAVY
CHIEF GNR. ANGUS B. RUTHERFORD R. NAVY
GUNNER DUNCAN CAMPBELL MERC. MAR.
PETT. OFFR. DUNCAN KERR MERC. MAR.
SEAMAN JAMES KERR MERC. MAR.
SEC. OFFR. HUGH McFARLANE MERC. MAR.
SEAMAN ALEX McGUGAN MERC. MAR.
SEAMAN DONALD SMITH MERC. MAR.
SEAMAN MALCOLM THOMSON MERC. MAR.
CHIEF OFFR. JOHN WOTHERSPOON MERC. MAR.
GUNNER ARCHD. C. MORANS R.G.A.


4. WW2 Panel. Poem above dedication inscription then names of fallen in two columns. Names arranged by service and possibly date of death as names are not arranged either alphabetically or by rank. Rank, forename, middle initial, surname and, for the army, regiment are given.

THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD,
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM!

IN SACRED MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WAR
1939 – 1945

Column 1

ROYAL NAVY
RO. ALEXANDER R. McDOUGALL (poss P.O.)
A.B. DONALD McNEIL
TEL. DUNCAN McTAGGART
ARMY
LIEUT. JOHN R. GREGSON D.L.I.
SAR. PETER MACALLISTER R.E.
SAP. .DUNCAN McDOUGALL AUS.F.
C.D.M. JOHN McDOUGALL R.A.
CPL. HUGH MACFARLANE C.S.R.
GNR. JOHN J. MACFARLANE R.A.
LIEUT. CALLUM M. McINTYRE A. & S.H.
L/BDR. WILLIAM McMILLAN R.A.
PTE. SAMUEL MACPHAIL Q.O.C.H.
GNR. JOHN PRINGLE 51ST R.T.R.


Column 2

ROYAL AIR FORCE
F/LT COLIN G. BLAIR
SGT N/O DONALD G. McINTYRE
MERCHANT NAVY
ENG. JOHN M. BAIN
A.B. WILLIAM C. MURRAY
P.SR. JAMES McDOUGALL
C.O. NEIL S. McGUGAN
R.O. JOHN McKEE
STO. JOHN MACMILLAN
A.B. DUNCAN THOMSON


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

UKNIWM Ref: 44655
OS map ref: NR863689
Stands 32m above sea-level.

Some of the panels are now quite badly weathered:


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From The Scotsman Monday, 8th August 1921, page 6

TARBERT

A monument in memory of the 69 men belonging to Tarbert, Loch Fyne, who gave their lives in the war was unveiled on Saturday by Lady Ileene Campbell of Stonefield. The memorial takes the form of a granite column, with a flag winding round three sides. The names of the fallen are carved on the sides of the base, and the column stands on a built foundation. A commanding site has been secured, overlooking the village and the harbour. The dedication service was taken by several local clergymen and an address was given by Captain Evan Campbell of Dunmore, representing friends. After the ceremony wreaths were placed on the monument.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:09 pm    Post subject: Pte. John Carmichael Reply with quote

WW1
Pte. John Carmichael R.H.

(Glasgow Herald 1st Nov 1915)
"John Carmichael, 9th Black Watch, son of Mr & Mrs John Carmichael, 7 Howat Street, Govan, has been posted missing. He is a native of Tarbert, Lochfyne, and is about 20 years of age. Prior to enlisting in August of last year he was employed in Fairfield Yard, Govan."

CWGC
CARMICHAEL, JOHN
Rank: Private
Service No: 3/3191
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) "D" Coy. 9th Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 78 to 83.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of John Carmichael, of 12, Howat St., Govan, Glasgow.

SNWM
Surname: CARMICHAEL
Firstname: John
Service Number: 3/3191
Date Death: 25/09/1915
Place of birth: Tarbert Argyllshire
Other: 9th Bn.
SNWM roll: THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS)
Rank: Pte
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

BROTCHIE, ROBERT TRAILL.
Rank:Surgeon
Date of Death:26/11/1914
Age:29
Regiment/Service:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
H.M.S. "Bulwark."
Panel Reference6.
MemorialPORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Son of the late James Brotchie; husband of Theo Brotchie, of Eastbourne

On 26th November 1914 HMS Bulwark, a 15,000 ton battleship, was moored on the River Medway, taking on coal, when an explosion ripped the ship apart.
In all, the explosion killed 745 men and 51 officers.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This would appear to be the first man listed
SMITH, DUGALD.
Rank:Captain
Date of Death:08/10/1918
Regiment/Service:London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
4th Bn.
Awards:M C
Grave ReferenceG. 2.
CemeteryFORENVILLE MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information:

Note he is a Royal Fusilier not RSF as on the memorial.
He is also listed on the Glasgow University Roll of Honour.

(Brown and Leitch, also MA's, are on the pre-war graduates Roll)
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