Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Inverness
Town
Inverness
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Regimental Memorials
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
75969

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Current location

Town House
High Street
Inverness
Inverness
Highland
IV1 1JJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 66690 45184
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Plain Brass Plaque on a wooden backboard. The plaque has the logo of the Highland Division at top centre, and lists the campaigns they served in, in both wars. All lettering is inscribed
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF/THOSE OF THE RENOWNED/51ST HIGHLAND DIVISION/OF SCOTLAND/WHO FELL IN THE TWO GREAT WARS/OF 1914 - 1918 AND 1939 - 1945/MANY OF WHOM CAME FROM/THE HIGHLANDS/ALBA GU BRAGH - FRANCE & FLANDERS 1915 - 1918 SOMME 1916 - 1918 ANCRE 1916 BEAUMONT HAMEL ARRAS 1916 - 1918 LYS YPRES 1917 LANGEMARCK VIMY 1917 CAMBRAI 1917 - 1918 ST. QUENTIN 1918 - ST. VALERY-EN-CAUX 1940 NORTH AFRICA 1942 - 1943 EL ALAMEIN MARETH AKARIT SICILY 1943 SFERRO N-WEST EUROPE 1944 - 1945 REICHSWALD RHINE GOCH
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 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
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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