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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 7:59 am Post subject: Waternish, Isle of Skye |
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF PAT ANDERSON
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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The last man listed:
SHERRY, JOHN
Rank: Donkeyman
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy
Unit Text: S.S. Empire Cowper (Sunderland)
Age: 34
Date of Death: 11/04/1942
Additional information: Son of Louis and Catherine Sherry; nephew of Christina Murray, of Waternish, Isle of Skye.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 39.
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL |
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Keptie
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 939 Location: near Arbroath Angus
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 6:57 pm Post subject: waternish |
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This Waternish war memorial is located at the side of the road ( B886 ) from Lusta & Stein and is nearto the hamlet of Hallin on the Isle of Skye
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Keptie
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 939 Location: near Arbroath Angus
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: waternish |
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Roll of Honour for Skye and Lochalsh by Graham Ross . Copies held in the Portree library & Inverness Library.
Waternish War Memorial :
This Memorial was unveiled by Colonel K L MacDonald DSO of Tote on Friday 25 August 1922 . Piper Donald Munro of Bernisdale played "Lochaber No More " as he slowly walked around the Memorial. The sculptor was Mr MacDougall from Oban and it was erected on site by local mason, Mr Malcolm Beaton .
The Memorial is sited on the right hand side of the B 886 before it reaches the Hallin township .
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