Kinlochleven War Memorial

WM name reference IWM57890


Current Location:

Leven Road / Foyers Road junction. Kinlochleven Lochaber Highland PH50 4RU Scotland


Description:

Celtic cross set on a tapering blockwork plinth. Decoration on front of cross and plaque on 12 o'clock face. David Ogilvie steel bench each side of the War Memorial - one WW1 and one WW2: copies of these benches are at Maryport (our reference 78679)


Campaign:

World War 1


World War 2

Inscription:

6 o'clock face: TO THE/GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN/ OF KINLOCHLEVEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WARS/ 1914-1918/ 1939-1945. 3 o'clock face, tablet, upper: 1939-1945/ (Names) 3 o'clock face, tablet, lower: (WW1 Names) 9 o'clock face, tablet, upper: 1939-1945/ (Names) 9 o'clock face, tablet, lower: (WW1 Names)


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Paterson John 30-1-1944 Kinlochleven War Memorial View
Crawford A 9-10-1917 Kinlochleven 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.