Lochalsh War Memorial

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Reference WMO/131011

Address:

Near East Lodge

Balmacara/Reraig

A87

Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland

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Type: Freestanding
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Rectangular stone tablet with triangular pedimented top set on a stone block base. Inscription in black lettering. It is set within a walled garden with a sloped path leading up to the memorial. WW2 tablet has been set into the base below the main section of the memorial. A wrought iron fence encloses the area with an painted entrance gate. On the gate is depicted a landscape formed of a ship on water and a tree in the foreground with hills in the background. At the top is a thistle flanked by two poppies and a leaf. At the bottom are two thistles. Crown within a wreath is engraved at the top centre of the tablet. The memorial covers the communities of Kyle of Lochalsh, Plockton, Avernish, Auchtertyre, Nonach, Ardelve, Balmacara, Kirkton, Sallachy and Strone)IWM War Memorials Archive No. 57247 The Lochalsh War Memorial was unveiled on Thursday 29th December 1921 by Miss Livingston of Lochalsh , the Address was given by Mr A Linton Logan of Auchteryre. The Service held , was conducted by the Reverend J MacLean, the Parish Minister , who was assisted by the Reverand MacRae of Ardelve Free Church . It was originally erected onto Sgeir an Eioin , the rock face which is opposite the East Lodge at the junction of the A 87 and the back road to Plockton . Roll of Honour biographical information of Skye and Lochalsh Memorials has been written by Graham Ross of Skye in seven volumes . Copies are held at Portree land Inverness libraries. See the Links below for more information.
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For King, Kin and country/for freedom, truth and justice Lochalsh War Memorial 1914-1919 crown with laurel wreath In affectionate and grateful remembrance Names Gus an bris an la acus an teach na scailean 1939-1945 Names

1914-1919 McRae/Donald McRae/Wm McIntosh/MacKenzie H Fraser/D A McLean/W H McRae/Chris McRae/Alex McAulay/Donald Gillies/Donald Livingston/Donald McBeth/Wm McDonald/Robert McKenzie/Kenneth McLennan/Alex McPherson/Donald Matheson/Thomas Ross/John Nigel MacRae/Victor C J McRae/Roderick Matheson/Duncan McKay/And. C McRae/John McIntosh/John Edwards/Munro McLean/Rodk McRae/Munro Matheson/Farquahar Stewart/Donald McLennan/Fred.D McRae/Donald Campbell/Lachlan McDonald/Walter McDonald/John W Wm T McRae/Norman McDonald/William Reid/T Johnston/Angus Stewart/Donald McKay/Chris McRae/Chris McRae/Robert Bruce M Mills/Alex. McAskill/Donald McLean/Donald McRae/James Mitchell/Walter Blair/Blair/Murdo McLennan/Donald Matheson/Chris McKay/John Paterson/Alex McRae/Keppoch McD Maben/John McRae/Alick McRae/Alex McRae/Rook McKay/Joseph Mitchell/Donald McRae/Alfred R McRae/George Riach/Alex McKenzie 1939-1945 T Moore/M MacLennan/D L Matheson/W Cillies/F MacRae/F MacRae/O MacRae/M Matheson/H MacKenzie/R MacKay/M MacRae/N MacKinnon/N MacPherson/H MacRae/T MacLennan/J D Cload/F MacLennan/K MacDonald

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