Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cairn
- District
- Ross And Cromarty
- Town
- Muir of Ord
- County
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), VC or GC Recipients
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 57501
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Current location
In a small park overlooking Corry Road
Corrie Gardens
Muir of Ord
Ross And Cromarty
Highland
IV6 7TD
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NH 52638 50168
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Tall stone cairn with rectangular red marble tablet for WW1 inset at the base. Resting at the base of the cairn is a harp-shaped red marble WW2 tablet. The whole is set on a stone slab base. Celtic knot work border on the WW1 tablet with a harp motif incised at the top centre.
- Inscription
- Upper tablet: 1914- 1918 TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS/ NON-COM: OFFICERS AND MEN FROM THE PARISH OF URRAY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENCE OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ BEAN IAD GO DIUTH RI CLIU AN SINNSRE. Lower tablet: 1939-1945/ (Names)/ "MAIRUDH AN RHU AU BRATH"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ballantyne, D
Ballantyne, K
Barron, D
Barron, J
Cameron, I
Cameron, J
Cameron, P
Cameron, Thomas
Campbell, J
Campbell, J C
See details for all 81 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 61
Served and returned: 0
Died: 61
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, home village, decorations
Order of information: regiment THEN rank THEN surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 0
Died: 22
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, forenames, home village
Order of information: rank THEN surname - VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, home village, decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cairn
Measurements: height 7500mm, width 1000mm
Materials: Stone - First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Red - Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Red
- Cairn
- Condition
- Muir of Ord/Urray War Memorial
- WMO ID: 200580
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 11-12-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=3781&mforum=warmemscot
- Carter Postcard Collection
- Details about the dedication of the grave of Sergeant John Mackenzie MM & Bar on 27th March 2018 (found after 100 years)-www.cwgc.org/learn/news-and-events/news/2018/03/27/13/49/grave-of-first-world-war-identified-found-100-years-after-his-death
- Details about Lt Col AFD Hamilton VC-warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/
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