Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Skye And Lochalsh
Town
Kilmore, 3 miles NW of Armadale
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Aden Emergency (1963-1967), Second World War (1939-1945), First World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918), Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 2 0ctober 1922
    Attended by: Rev. K. Ross
  • Dedicated
    Date: 2 October 1922
    Attended by: General Sir Walton Ross, two of his nephews on the memorial.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5906

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Current location

Near Kilmore Parish Church
East side of A851
Kilmore
3 miles NW of Armadale
Skye And Lochalsh
Highland
IV44 8RP
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NG 65833 07061
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rough Hewn Obelisk on stone base
Inscription
In Memoriam / 1914-1918 / To the Glory of God / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / THE MEN/OF SLEAT / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY. / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. / MAY WE BE WORTHY OF THEIR SACRIFICE. / "GUS AM BRIS AN LÀ AGUS AN TEICH / NA SGÀILEAN." THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945 / MERCANTILE MARINE / [names]/ THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945 / [names] / (name) ADEN 1955
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Angus
Anderson, John
Anderson, John
Anderson, John
Bridges, Albert Edwin
Cameron, William Macleod
Campbell, Roderick
Gillies, Malcolm
Gillies, Neil
Gillies, Reginald
See details for all 66 names
Commemorations
  • Aden Emergency (1963-1967)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment, year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, home address, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service, home address
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 48
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 48
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forename, decorations, home address
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, service, forename, home address
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Oban Times 4th March 2021 "Conservation agreement sealed for war memorial"
  • Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 14 October 1922 Page 2 SLEAT WAR MEMORIAL. ROLL OF HONOUR. (names) UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL BY GENERAL SIR WALTER ROSS, K.B.E., C.B. ---

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