Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Inverness
Town
Morar
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17th August 1925
    Attended by: Lord Lovat
  • Dedicated
    Date: 17th August 1925
    Attended by: Rev. Thomas Shanks, B.D., United Free Church and Rev. D. M. Sinclair, Church of Scotland
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5913

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Current location

Kilchuimein Cemetery Entrance Gateway
North of Morar village on the old road towards Mallaig (now a cul-de-sac off the B8008)
Morar
Inverness
Highland
PH 40 4PA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NM 67708 93757
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stepped arch gateway to cemetery. Inside gateway are two bronze plaques, one on each side. Made of local stone. Also a bronze plaque commemorating Charles Lyons MM and Bar who appears to have served in WWI and died 1941.
Inscription
Plaque inside left side of arch: In grateful memory of the men of this district who gave their lives in the Great War/ (names) Plaque inside right side of arch: In grateful memory of the men of this district who gave their lives in the 1939-1945 Great War/ (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Caldwell, John Hay
Cameron, John
Campbell, Donald
Gillies, Donald
Gillies, John
Grant, Archibald
Macdonald, Hugh
Mackintosh, Angus
Mackintosh, John
Maclean, Roderick
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, forename, rank
    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
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Sunday Post - Sunday 23 August 1925
  • Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 12 September 1925 Page 6 RECKLESS DRIVER Report of road accident on 17th Auguat 1925'---
  • Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 29 August 1925 Page 3 MALLAIG WAR MEMORIAL. IN THANKFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR. (names) ---
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2538

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