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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Western Islands
- Town
- Clachan A Luib (Isle of Uist)
- County
- Western Isles
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: August 1923
Attended by: Colonel Cameron of Lochiel, C.M.G., A.D.C.
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44783
Current location
A867
Clachan A Luib (Isle of Uist)
Western Islands
Western Isles
HS6 5HD
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NF 81351 64249
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Square plinth surmounted by stepped top and small celtic cross. Inscription on tablets set into the sides of the plinth.
- Inscription
- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: CUIMHNEACHAN/ IN MEMORIAM/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939-1945/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF NORTH UIST/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ MAY WE BE WORTHY OF THIER SACRIFICE"/ "MAIRIDH A N'AIMN CU SUTHAIN SIOR" Side 1-BALEMARTIN/[names]/BALELONE/[names]/BALEMORE/[names]/BALESHARE/[names]/BALRANALD/[names]/BORRERAY/[names]/CARINISH/[names]/CLACHAN/[names]/CLADDAH KIRKIBOST/[names]/GRENETOTE/[names]/GRIMINISH & VALLALY/[names]/GRIMISAY/[names]/HEISKER/[names]/HOSTA/[names]/HOUGHARRY/[names] Side 2-ILLERAY/[names]/KNOCKINTORRAN/[names]/KNOCKLINE/[names]/KYLES/[names]/LOCHEPORT/[names]/LOCHMADDY/[names]/MALACLATE/[names]/MIDDLEQUARTER/[names]/SOLLAS/[names]/TIGHARRY/[names]/TRUMISGARRY/[names] Side 3-ROLL OF HONOUR 1939-45/BALESHARE/[names]/CLADDACH BALESHARE/[name]/BLASHIVAL/[name]/GREMITOTE/[names]/GRIMSAY/[names]/HOUGHARRY/[name]/KNOCKQUEIN/[name]/KIRKEBOST/[name]/LOCHEPORT/[names]/LOCHMADDY/[names]/LOCHPORTAIN/[names]/SOLLAS/[name]/TIGHARRY/[names] FHAD'S A DH'FHÀSAS LUS AIR CLUAIN, / NO THAOMAS AN CUAN AIR TRÀIGH; / BI IOMRADH AIR EUCHD NAN LAOCH, / RINN AR SAORS' A DHION GU BÀS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Boyd, Archibald
Boyd, Neil
Cameron, James
Cameron, John
Campbell, Alex.
Campbell, Donald
Campbell, John
Campbell, Margaret
Campbell, Roderick
Campbell-orde, John V
See details for all 179 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 146
Served and returned: 0
Died: 146
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, home village, decorations
Order of information: home village THEN regiment THEN rank - First World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, home village
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, home village
Order of information: home village THEN surname - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, home village
Order of information: home village THEN surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Plinth
Measurements: depth 4FT, height 15FT, width 4FT
Materials: Stone - Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
- Cross
- Condition
- CLACHAN-ATH-LUIB
- WMO ID: 151042
- Condition: Good [last updated on 02-12-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic4636.html
- Aberdeen Press and Journal - Friday 31 August 1923 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000577/19230831/021/0005 NORTH UIST HEROES LOCHIEL ON THEIR GALLANTRY AT LOOS.
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