Kinloch Rannock District War Memorial WW1 and WW2

WM name reference IWM44768


Current Location:

Close to shore of Loch Rannoch on Bunrannoch Place leading South out of Kinloch Rannoch past Parish Church towards Carie. Kinloch Rannoch War Memorial Bunrannoch Place Kinloch Rannoch Perth And Kinross Tayside PH16 5PZ


Description:

Tapering, conical-shaped cairn with two stone tablets inset into front of cairn with commemoration and names of the fallen, all lettering being in black. A more recent small square granite tablet has been added to the outside of the cairn with details of an additional WW1 casualty.


Campaign:

World War 1


World War 2

Inscription:

Tablet 1: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1914-1918 (Names...)/ BHÀSAICH IAD AIR AR SON-NE/ Tablet 2: 1939-1945/ (Names...)/THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. Tablet 3: GDSN ROBERT INNES/ 2ND BATTALION SCOTS GUARDS/ DIED IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME/ 25TH SEPT. 1916/ INTERRED IN THIEPVAL MEMORIAL


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Innes Robert 25-9-1916 Kinloch Rannock District War Memorial WW1 and WW2 View
Cobbold John 18-6-1944 Kinloch Rannock District War Memorial WW1 and WW2 View
Cumming G 30-6-1917 Kinloch Rannock District War Memorial WW1 and WW2 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.