Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Stone of remembrance
- District
- Western Islands
- Town
- Isle of Vatersay
- County
- Western Isles
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 69439
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Current location
Near shore of Bagh Bhatarsaigh
on the only island road
Isle of Vatersay
Western Islands
Western Isles
HS9 5YN
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NL 64555 96074
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Irregular shaped stone memorial with inscribed metal plaque situated alongside wreckage from the Catalina seaplane.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO DIED AND SURVIVED/ WHEN THEIR CATALINA PLANE/ CRASHED ON VATERSAY ON/ 12th MAY 1944/DIED IN CRASH.(Names of those who died in crash marked with a dot/circle)/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anstey, R.
Basset, R.
Beavis, R.
Calder, G.
Clyne, D.
Hines, P.
Kilsaw, E.
Lee, P.
Whiting, R.
See details for all 9 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 6
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, place of death, manner of death, date of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Stone of remembrance
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Stone of remembrance
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/catalina_vatersay.htm
- Royal Air Force Station Oban. A History of the Flying Boat Operations by Neil Owen Short description of the accident.
- www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4602585
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=82809.html
- www.501places.com/2013/07/catalina-on-vatersay/
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