Kyle of Lochalsh War Memorial
WM name reference IWM57247
Current Location:
Memorial Garden A87 Balmacara Skye And Lochalsh Highland Scotland
Description:
Rectangular stone tablet with triangular pedimented top set on a stone block base. Inscription in black lettering. It is set within a walled garden with a sloped path leading up to the memorial. WW2 tablet has been set into the base below the main section of the memorial. A wrought iron fence encloses the area with an painted entrance gate. On the gate is depicted a landscape formed of a ship on water and a tree in the foreground with hills in the background. At the top is a thistle flanked by two poppies and a leaf. At the bottom are two thistles. Crown within a wreath is engraved at the top centre of the tablet. The memorial covers the communities of Kyle of Lochalsh, Plockton, Avernish, Auchtertyre, Nonach, Ardelve, Balmacara, Kirkton, Sallachy and Strone)
Campaign:
World War 1
Inscription:
or King Kin and Country for Freedom, Truth and Justice/ 1914 1919/ LOCHALSH WAR MEMORIAL/ IN AFFECTIONATE AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ (Names)/ "GUS AM BRIS AN LA AGUS AM TEIGH MA SCAILEAN."/ 1939 - 1945/ (names)
Further information:
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If you have information on a specific memorial please send it on to the Historical Committee. The Memorial information required is:
- Who or what formation of the Regiment is named on the memorial. What event, dates or other inscriptions on the memorial.
- The country, nearest town/city or other details of location.
- A description of the memorial with a photograph if possible.
- For bigger sites a copy of any advertising information or leaflets would be useful.
Please sent any information that you find to: Michael Campbell-Lamerton
As the information on the database builds up Michael Campbell-Lamerton will be sending regular updates to Archives at RHQ who remains the point of contact about for inquiries on past members of the Regiment.