The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 930 Location: Glasgow

Corpach and Banavie - Lochaber District

The Corpach war memorial is listed under Banavie in the Royal British Legion (Scotland) Directory and also covers Achnacarry.
The memorial takes the form of a tall, conical shaped cairn constructed of grey granite blocks, surmounted by a small and plain grey granite celtic cross with wheel-head. The commemoration and names of the WWI dead are listed in black lead lettering on a dressed tablet set into the face of the cairn. The names of the WWII dead have been added in black lead lettering on the face of one of the granite blocks immediately below.
The monument stands by Corpach on the side of the road, the A830.

Below - The monument with Ben Nevis and Fort William in the distance.

Below - A photo of one of my old postcards showing the memorial in the 1930's.

WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
BAKER R. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE ACHNACARRY
CAMERON A. LOVAT SCOUTS TROOPER GLENLOY
CAMERON A. LOVAT SCOUTS TROOPER GUISACHAN
CAMERON A. BLACK WATCH LANCE CORPORAL BRAINCHAMUS
CAMERON A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS CAPTAIN OF LOCHIEL
CAMERON A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE ACHAPHUBLE
CAMERON A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE GLENMAILLIE
CAMERON A.C. MACHINE GUN CORPS PRIVATE GLENMAILLIE
CAMERON ARHCHIBALD CAMERON HIGHLANDERS LIEUTENANT OF LOCHIEL
CAMERON D. ROYAL SCOTS PRIVATE CAOL
CAMERON J. LOVAT SCOUTS Q.M.S. MUIRSHEARLICH
CAMPBELL D. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS SERGEANT GLENPEAN
CAMPBELL D. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE GAIRLOCHY
CAMPBELL E. GORDON HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL GLENPEAN
CAMPBELL J. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE BADABBIE
CAMPBELL J. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS PRIVATE GLENPEAN
COLQUHOUN M. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS PRIVATE CORPACH
CRAWFORD R.R.S. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE MANSE
DALZIEL J. ROY SCOTTISH FUSILIERS PRIVATE GUISICHAN
DONALDSON A. KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS PRIVATE MOUNT
GILLIES A. SCOTTISH FUSILIERS PRIVATE LOCHY-SIDE
GILLIES D. TRANSPORT PRIVATE LOCHY-SIDE
GILMOUR J. BLACK WATCH LANCE CORPORAL BLAICH
GOOCH E.S. BERKS YEOMANRY MAJOR TORCASTLE
GRAY J. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL BANAVIE
MACCALMAN J. LOVAT SCOUTS TROOPER BANAVIE
MACCULLOCH H. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE ACHNACARRY
MACDONALD J. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE ACHNACARRY
MACDONALD P. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE PUTACHAN
MACDOUGALL A. SCOTTISH HORSE TROOPER CORPACH
MACDOUGALL D. ARGYLL MOUNTAIN BATTERY GUNNER CORPACH
MACINTYRE A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE TRISLAIG
MACKENZIE A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE CORPACH
MACLAREN A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE ARDECHIVE
MACLAREN J. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE GLENFINNAN
MACLENNAN J. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE GLEN-KINGIE
MACMASTER A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE MUIRSHEARLICH
MACMASTER J. CANADIANS PRIVATE CANADIAN SEAFORTHS FASSFERN
MACMILLAN D. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE CORPACH
MACPHERSON A. GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE MUIRSHEARLICH
MARTIN N. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL BANAVIE
SHAND P.A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE ACHNACARRY
SUTHERLAND B. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE GLEN-KINGIE

WWII ROLL OF HONOUR:
ALEXANDER T. ROYAL NAVY ABLE SEAMAN TOMONIE
MACDONALD J. ROYAL NAVY ABLE SEAMAN CORPACH
MACDONALD K. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE ACHNACARRY
MACDOUGALL D. ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS PRIVATE CORPACH
MACINTOSH A. ROYAL AIR FORCE SERGEANT CORPACH
ROBERTSON D. ROYAL NAVY ABLE SEAMAN CORPACH
WILSON P. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE TOMONIE

(The entry at the end of each name is the home or domicile)

Roxy · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject:

From a visit to Lochaber yesterday:

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Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan.

stuartn · Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551

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