Memorial details

Memorial type
Cairn
District
Sutherland
Town
Lairg
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Falklands Conflict (1982)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: June 1984
    Attended by: Eleanor Gallacher (sister of deceased)
  • Dedicated
    Date: June 1984
    Attended by: Reverend Gordon Smith
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69600

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Current location

On opposite side of Loch Shin to Lairg
down Sallachy Road off A839 to end of public road by Sallachy House. Then about ¼ mile down private track
memorial on the right in fenced compound.
Sallachy Road
Lairg
Sutherland
Highland
IV27 4EF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NC 54740 09042
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Cairn with memorial garden of shrubs from the Falklands, on a remote private track on the West side of Loch Shin with stone tablet on a cairn
Inscription
THIS / CAIRN WAS ERECTED BY / ALASTAIR BRUCE / OF CRIONAICH / IN MEMORY OF / HIS LOYAL ORDERLY / GDSM. J. B. C. REYNOLDS / D.C.M. S.G. / KILLED IN ACTION / MT. TUMBLEDOWN / FALKLAND ISLANDS / JUNE 14 1982 / WHILST ASSISTING / A WOUNDED COMRADE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Reynolds, James 'jim' Boyle Curran
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Commemorations
  • Falklands Conflict (1982)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cairn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Lieutenant Alastair Bruce, comrade from Falklands conflict
Reference

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