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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Perth And Kinross
Town
Blair Atholl
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5685

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Current location

5
Blair Atholl and Struan Parish Church
Tulloch Road
Blair Atholl
Perth And Kinross
Tayside
PH18 5SJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NN87094 65128
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Small leather ,bound book of remembrance. Above is a dedicatory wooden board with a carved wooden cross at top centre, flanked by the dates of the war. NOTE-The Civilian Casualty- Catherine Cameron of the Women's Land Army is not commemorated by CWGC. Her death certificate shows that she was daughter of Angus (a Shepherd) and Jean Cameron of Dall Calvine, Blair Atholl, aged 20, died 13 October 1943 at Perth County Hospital of Tuberculour Meningitis. There is also another female casualty not commemorated- Leading Aircraftwoman Elizabeth Campbell Ross, 893494, died 15 February 1943 aged 48, daughter of Robert George & Charlotte
Inscription
Board-1939 + 1945/IN HONOURED MEMORY/OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM/THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THE/BLAIR ATHOLL AND STRUAN WAR MEMORIAL Left side of book: PARISH OF BLAIR ATHOLL and STRUAN/SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/Greater love hath no man than this Right side: (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aitken, Neil
Cameron, Catherine
Cameron, George
Cameron, Gibson
Finlayson, Duncan
Gowers, Walter Watson
James, George Mechesney
Macdougall, Ian
Mackenzie, John
Macpherson, Duncan Lawerence
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, service
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Leather
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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