Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Angus
Town
Arbroath
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Non-Specific Conflict, Falklands Conflict (1982), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998), Yugoslav Wars (1991-1999), Iraq War (2003-2011), Afghanistan (2001-2014), Non-Combat Deaths
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 11 November 2011
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81266

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Current location

Behind Woodlands House
on the base
RM Condor
Forfar Road
Arbroath
Angus
Tayside
DD11 3SJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 61156 43228
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Memorial Garden with wrought iron entrance gates. There is a main stone of remembrance made out of granite from the Falkland Islands and a series of boulders scattered around the gardens from each country the Commando have been deployed to between 1971 and 2011, since being based in Arbroath- Afghanistan, Falkland Islands, Iraq, Kosovo, Northern Island and Norway.
Inscription
45/IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED/IN THE SERVICE OF/45 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES/SINCE 1971/[names] Stones of Remembrance-AFGHANISTAN FALKLAND ISLANDS IRAQ KOSOVO NORTHERN IRELAND NORWAY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, M J
Bewley, N
Birch, M J
Blackley, M G
Bryant, J E
Butcher, G D
Butchers, P J
Callan, P D
Corbett, W C
Draper, M K
See details for all 59 names
Commemorations
  • Non-Specific Conflict
    Total names on memorial: 59
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 59
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, date of death
    Order of information: date of death
  • Falklands Conflict (1982)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Yugoslav Wars (1991-1999)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Iraq War (2003-2011)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Afghanistan (2001-2014)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gates
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
  • Garden
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Plant Material
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=6683&mforum=warmemscot
  • The full names list- Sgt. A. Lever, 03/11/1971 Mne. J.E. Bryant, 07/11/1972 Mne. K.J. Kennedy, 25/03/1973 Cpl. D.A. Leach, 13/08/1974 Mne. M.J. Southern, 13/08/1974 Mne. P.G. Tierney, 19/06/1975 Mne. N. Bewley, 12/08/1977 Mne. H. Fraser, 12/11/1977 Cpl. N.J. Eaton, 31/03/1080 Lt Rm. D.C. Dunn, 15/09/1980 Lt Rm. P.A.T. Farley, 15/09/1980 Sgt. W.C. Corbett, 23/08/1981 Mne. P.J. Butchers, 18/03/1982 Mne. A.J. Helstrip, 18/03/1982 Sgt. R. Enefer, 27/05/1982 Cpl. K. Evans, 27/05/1982 L.Cpl. P.B. McKay, 27/05/1982 Mne. D. Wilson, 27/05/1982 Mne. P.D. Callan, 10/06/1982 Cpl. P.R. Fitton, 11/06/1982 Sgt. R.A. Leeming, 11/06/1982 Mne. K. Phillips, 11/06/1982 Cpl. A.B. Uren, 11/06/1982 Mne. G.C. MacPherson, 12/06/1982 Mne. M.J. Nowak, 12/06/1982 Cpl. J.E. Spencer, 12/06/1982 Cpl. K.D. Walker, 05/03/1983 Mne. K.P. Frankland, 09/09/1984 Mne. D.J. Grant, 09/05/1984 L.Cpl. M.K. Draper, 05/12/1986 Mne. K.J. Holton, 04/08/1988 L.Cpl. J.R. Ferguson, 18/08/1989 Lt Rm. M.A. Pearce, 26/03/1991 WO2 Rm. A. Forret, 04/02/1993 Mne. W.K. Reed, 15/02/1993 Mne. P.J. Yates, 15/02/1993 Mne. G.D. Butcher, 13/08/1994 Mne, M.J. Baker, 09/01/1995 Mne. A.G. Smith, 02/01/1998 Mne. M.J. Miller, 21/03/1999 Mne. K.P. Stephenson, 22/05/1999 Mne T. Robson, 17/07/2001 Sgt. P.A. Owens, 02/02/2002 Mne, M.G. Blackley, 22/05/2002 Mne. G. Wright, 19/10/2006 Cpl. B.J. Nowak, 12/11/2006 Mne. J. Wigley, 05/12/2006 L.Cpl. M.C. Ford, 15/01/2007 Mne, J.M. Holland, 21/02/2007 Mne. A.J. Lucas, 24/11/2008 Cpl. M.J. Birch, 12/12/2008 L.Cpl. S.J. Fellows, 12/12/2008 Sgt. J.H. Manuel, 12/12/2008 Cpl. L.M. Elms, 31/12/2008 Cpl. D. Winter, 14/01/2009 Mne. D.J. Smith, 14/02/2009 Mne. M. Laski, 25/02/2009 Mne. C.A. Harrison, 09/11/2010 Capt Rm. M.A. Strachan, 17/11/2010

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