Lochinver War Memorial
WM name reference IWM5917
Current Location:
Village Green Culag Road (A837) Lochinver Sutherland Highland IV27 4JY
Description:
Kilted highland soldier in tam o' shanter with rifle raised 'at the ready', standing on rough hewn stone plinth. Plinth bears names on inset tablets. all mounted on rough hewn stone tapering base. Note that the contemporary image shows the memorial once had railings, presumably removed in the WW2 scrap metal drive. Note also that all attached images are now out of date following the restoration work of June 2018. War Memorials Online has a series of images taking the story forward in stages from 2012 to immediately before restoration.
Campaign:
World War 1
Inscription:
12 O'Clock face, plinth: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1918 (Names) 12 O'Clock face, tablet: ALSO OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (Names) 3 O'Clock face, plinth: (Names) 9 O'Clock face, plinth: (Names) 6 O'Clock face, plinth: (Names)
| Surname | First Name | Date of Death | Name of Memorial(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod | Hugh | 23-3-1917 | Lochinver War Memorial | View |
Further information:
Find more information about a specific soldier visit findmypast. The Scots Guards are delighted that their Enlistment Books from 1840 to 1938 are now available at:
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.
