Muir of Ord War (Parish of Urray) Memorial
WM name reference IWM57501
Current Location:
In a small park overlooking Corry Road Corrie Gardens Muir of Ord Ross And Cromarty Highland IV6 7TD
Description:
Tall stone cairn with rectangular red marble tablet for WW1 inset at the base. Resting at the base of the cairn is a harp-shaped red marble WW2 tablet. The whole is set on a stone slab base. Celtic knot work border on the WW1 tablet with a harp motif incised at the top centre
Campaign:
World War 1
Inscription:
Upper tablet: 1914- 1918 TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS/ NON-COM: OFFICERS AND MEN FROM THE PARISH OF URRAY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENCE OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ BEAN IAD GO DIUTH RI CLIU AN SINNSRE. Lower tablet: 1939-1945/ (Names)/ "MAIRUDH AN RHU AU BRATH"
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.
