Memorial details

Memorial type
Cairn
District
Lochaber
Town
Fort William
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: October 1997
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69534

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Current location

The Highland Hotel.
Union Road
Fort William
Lochaber
Highland
PH33 6QY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NN 10120 73667
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular regular built cairn with apex. Atop the cairn is an anchor with chain. Dedicatory tablet affixed to cairn, above which is the emblem of the Coastal Forces Veterans Association. See also the memorabilia display-our reference 79764- inside the hotel
Inscription
H.M.S. ST. CHRISTOPHER/We in Coastal Forces came to Fort William during the Second Great War/and were billeted in the Highland, Waverley and Grand Hotels./The Royal navy gave them the collective name of H.M.S. St Christopher./On Loch Linnhe we learnt the art of small boat management./As veterans we have returned to the Highland Hotel each year/since 1985 to remember a great many of our shipmates who were/lost in that conflict and subsequently./Lest we forget...// We shall Remember them.// This cairn is erected by the North British Hotels Trust and/through the goodness of Norris D. Beith OBE, its chairman
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cairn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Details: Erected by the North British Hotels Trust

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