By office volunteer, Annette Gaykema. Another remote memorial is that of the Elliot brothers, William and Alistair, which is located by the shores of Loch Glencoul in Sutherland, Northern Scotland. Since the nearest public road is approximately 8 miles away, this memorial is only accessible by foot or by boat. The story behind it is an interesting [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Scotland’
Grants now available for repair of war memorials in Scotland
Posted in Damage and theft, New or restored, tagged Damage, Guidance for custodians, Lost, Restoration, Scotland, Theft on 14 April, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A new grants scheme is being launched today by Historic Scotland and War Memorials Trust. Funding will be available to ensure that freestanding memorials across Scotland are preserved in recognition of the contribution service men and women have made for their country. Historic Scotland will provide £30,000 annually to War Memorials Trust who will provide additional [...]
Last Scottish veteran of Spanish Civil War dies
Posted in In the news, Memorials from the archive, tagged Refugees, Scotland, Spain on 7 March, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The funeral of Stevie Fullarton, the last Scottish veteran of the Spanish Civil War, is taking place today. Read more from BBC News Between 1936 and 1939, many volunteers from around the world travelled to Spain to join the Loyalists fighting against the right-wing forces of General Franco. These volunteers were known as the International Brigade. However, Franco - [...]
‘The Talking Wall’ – a poem inspired by a war memorial
Posted in Memorials from the archive, tagged Poetry, Scotland, WW1 on 6 March, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lt Commander Locker Madden, RN (ret.), a member of a well-known naval family and descendant of Captain William Locker, Nelson’s first captain, has recently become interested in the UKNIWM and has been energetically photographing war memorials in the north of Scotland. A published poet, he was moved to write ‘The Talking Wall’ after recording the war [...]
Call for memorial to soldier bear
Posted in In the news, Memorials from the archive, Unusual memorials, tagged Animals, National Memorial Arboretum, Poland, Scotland, WW2 on 31 January, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are calls for a memorial to Voytek, an Iranian bear that fought for the Polish against the Germans and ended up in a Scottish zoo. Voytek was adopted by Polish forces after being discovered in Iran in 1943. He was trained to carry heavy mortar rounds and saw action in Monte Cassino, Italy, before being [...]
Memorial park vandalised for second time in 3 months
Posted in Damage and theft, tagged Iraq, Scotland on 19 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A play park in Aberdeen, dedicated to a young serviceman killed by a sniper in Iraq last year, has been vandalised for the second time in just three months. In the first incident £4,000 of damage was caused and a 9 year old boy was charged with the offence. Police are appealing for witnesses to the [...]
First war memorial for Glenrothes
Posted in In the news, New or restored, tagged Iraq, New, Scotland on 23 October, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Glenrothes in Scotland, a town that was established in 1948, will shortly be unveiling its first war memorial. Read more from BBC NEWS Having been founded after the Second World War, it is perhaps not suprising that the town did not have a war memorial. However, the deaths in Iraq in 2004 of two Black Watch [...]
‘Lumberjill’ memorial unveiled
Posted in In the news, New or restored, tagged Scotland, Women, WW2 on 18 October, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A memorial to the Women’s Timber Corps, nicknamed the ‘Lumberjills’, was unveiled on 10 October 2007 in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park near Aberfoyle in Scotland. UKNIWM Record The Women’s Timber Corps were part of the Women’s Land Army during the Second World War and were posted across the UK to undertake the strenuous work [...]
New memorial in Glasgow to VC winners
Posted in In the news, Memorials from the archive, New or restored, tagged New, Scotland, Victoria Cross on 3 September, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A new memorial to VC winners has been unveiled in Glasgow at the city’s Necropolis. The unveiling co-incides with the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross and was preceded by a memorial service in Glasgow Cathedral. Read more from BBC NEWS We have currently recorded 606 memorials that commemorate VC or GC winners. Browse the list of memorials to VC and GC [...]
Scottish National War Memorial
Posted in In the news, Memorials from the archive, tagged Scotland on 31 May, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
An event was held yesterday at the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh, to mark the 80th anniversary of the memorial being opened to the public. It was attended by the First Minister, Alex Salmond, and other political, military and religious leaders. The Scottish National War Memorial consists of a large stone hall and shrine, [...]
