The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

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

Culloden - Inverness District
Does not appear to have a UKNIWM listing.

The Culloden WWI and WWII memorial is a rustic pink granite obelisk crowned by an urn with eternal flame and with a wreath draped over the crown with a crossed sword and rifle carved in relief. The obelisk stands on a tapering pedestal and base which in turn rest on a low tapering cairn type base constructed of local stone. The commemoration and names of the dead are listed in black lead lettering on the dressed face of the pedestal.
Sorry I do not have a note of the exact location of this monument.

WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
ALLAN JOHN CANADIANS PRIVATE
CAMPBELL DONALD CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
CAMPBELL THOMAS CAMERON HIGHLANDERS CORPORAL
CLARK KENNETH SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
FRASER KENNETH CAMERON HIGHLANDERS SERGEANT
GORDON JAMES CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
GORDON JOHN LIFE GUARDS PRIVATE 1ST LIFE GUARDS
LARKINS ROBERT CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MACKAY JOHN ROYAL SCOTS PRIVATE 13TH ROYAL SCOTS
MACKENZIE ALEXANDER CAMERON HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
MACKENZIE DONALD SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MACKENZIE W.G. KINGS' ROYAL RIFLES RIFLEMAN
MACKINTOSH DONALD SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS SERGEANT
MARR WILLIAM BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
MCDONALD CHARLES LOVAT SCOUTS PRIVATE
MCDONALD DONALD CAMERON HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
MCDONALD JOHN MERCHANT NAVY SEAMAN S.S. REOVERDA
MCDONALD PETER CAMERON HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
MCDONALD THOMAS SCOTS GUARDS SERGEANT 2ND SCOTS GUARDS
MCINTYRE DUNCAN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
RALPH DAVID ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS PRIVATE
RALPH GEORGE ROYAL SCOTS PRIVATE 7TH ROYAL SCOTS
ROSS ALEXANDER A. ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY GUNNER
ROYAN WILLIAM AUSTRALIANS PRIVATE
SHAW JAMES SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
STEWART DONALD SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS LANCE CORPORAL
STEWART DONALD SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
STEWART GEORGE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY PRIVATE

WWII ROLL OF HONOUR:
DAVIDSON DUNCAN C.G. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS LIEUTENANT
GORDON ARTHUR ROYAL SCOTS PRIVATE
GORDON HAMISH ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
JACK RODERICK S. ROYAL AIR FORCE LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN
JOHNSTONE JOHN A. PIONEER CORPS PRIVATE
JOHNSTONE JOHN W. ROYAL NAVY SIGNALMAN
JUNOR WILLIAM SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MACDONALD ALICE P. AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE PRIVATE FEMALE
MACDONALD JOHN A. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MACDONALD RONALD M. EAST AFRICANS LIEUTENANT EAST AFRICAN ARTILLERY
MACLEAN JAMES A. ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS SIGNALMAN
MUNRO ALEX CAMERON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
MUTCH JOHN SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE

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

One of the WWI names on the memorial is listed as:
MCDONALD JOHN MERCHANT NAVY SEAMAN S.S. REOVERDA

and the CWGC listing is:
MacDONALD, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Assistant Steward
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
Unit Text: S.S. "Rio Verde" (London)
Age: 20
Date of Death: 21/02/1918
Additional information: Son of Donald and Jessie MacDonald, of Belspardon, Gollanfield, Inverness.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

The Tower Hill Memorial also lists him as:
John J. Macdonald, Assistant Steward.

There is also a photo of John MacDonald's grave on the Mull of Galloway at the following site:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dfsgal/Kirkmaiden/krkmdn-2.htm

and information on the sinking of the SS Rio Verde if you click here and scroll down list to 591.pdf RIO:
http://www.photoship.co.uk/Disasters%20at%20Sea/disastersatsea.html

JMB · Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 29

After a lot of searching around Culloden and asking various people (even a Redcoat!), I realised that these images are of the Petty War Memorial.

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/280696/contribution/petty+church+of+scotland+war+memorial/

http://goo.gl/MFj0C

MB

Adam Brown · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:29 pm Post subject:

In which case we already have it on the forum under Petty

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2942

Thanks

Adam

Mike Morley · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 3:49 pm Post subject:

Name: DAVIDSON, DUNCAN GUILLEMARD GORDON
Initials: DGG
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Service Number: 331619
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, attd. 9th Bn. Border Regiment
Date of Death: 2/3/1945
Age: 20
Additional Information: Son of Duncan Gordon and Eleanor Frances Davidson, of Gollanfield, Inverness-shire.
Grave Reference: 20 A 24
Cemetery: Taukkyan War Cemetery.

Also named on Cargilfield Prep School War Memorial.