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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject: Inverness WW1 & WW2 (Townhouse) |
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF PAT ANDERSON
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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Stunning memorials and the Townhouse looks a fantastic place to visit.
Will need to get names though (added to 'to do' list). |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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The main memorial in Inverness is by the river. We have it here:
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=449
I take it most of the names are the same but there may be differences.
Strange that there are two memorials in the town listing all the names.
The Town House does look like a place worth visiting. It should also contain other memorials to Inverness based Great War units.
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Adam Brown wrote: | The Town House does look like a place worth visiting. It should also contain other memorials to Inverness based Great War units. Regards Adam |
Indeed it does |
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Keptie
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 939 Location: near Arbroath Angus
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:25 pm Post subject: Inverness town house |
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This Town House in Inverness is open to the Public with permission of course ... I asked the receptionist and she had to ring upstairs to ask if there were war memorials upstairs but I got permission to go upstairs as there was no Council Meeting in progress . A variety of war memorials & Regimental standards laid up too .
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF PAT ANDERSON
GREAT WAR
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF PAT ANDERSON
WORLD WAR TWO
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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I see that the WW2 panel is headed Roll of Honour but presumably this is only those who died and not a full Roll of Honour of all those who served?
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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 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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I wasn't sure what ranks Stws was. It's Stewardess
SKINNER, JESSIE ANN
Rank: Stewardess
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy
Unit Text: M.V. Rangitane (Plymouth)
Age: 49
Date of Death: 27/11/1940
Additional information: Daughter of John and Jessie Skinner.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 86.
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
I noticed another two women on the memorial
GRANT, MARY
Rank: Chief Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. President II.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 19/08/1941
Service No: P/WRNS 2209
Additional information: Daughter of John and Mary Margaret Grant, of Inverness.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 61, Column 2.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
INKSTER, CHRISTINE
Rank: Aircraftwoman 2nd Class
Regiment/Service: Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Age: 32
Date of Death: 12/08/1944
Service No: 2118405
Additional information: Daughter of Peter M. Inkster and Mary Inkster, of Inverness.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. D. Class 4. Grave 10.
Cemetery: INVERNESS (TOMNAHURICH) CEMETERY |
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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 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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And two Generals on the First World War panels
MacANDREW, Sir HENRY JOHN MILNES
Rank: Major General
Regiment/Service: 5th Indian Cavalry
Unit Text: Col.
Secondary Unit Text: Gen. Officer commanding 5th Cavalry Div.
Age: 52
Date of Death: 16/07/1919
Awards: K C B, D S O
Additional information: Order of the Nile, 2nd Class (Egypt). Son of Sir Henry and Lady MacAndrew, of Aisthorpe, Inverness; husband of Esther Ritchie MacAndrew (nee Cooper).
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 262.
Cemetery: BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY
GORDON, ALISTER FRASER
Rank: Brigadier General
Regiment/Service: General Staff
Unit Text: Cdg. 153rd Infantry Brigade
Secondary Regiment: Gordon Highlanders
Secondary Unit Text: late
Age: 45
Date of Death: 31/07/1917
Awards: C M G, D S O
Additional information: Husband of Pilar Mary Gordon, of 10, Onslow Gardens, London. Served in the Ashanti campaign (1900) and the South African War..
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XIV. A. 13.
Cemetery: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY |
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Keptie
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 939 Location: near Arbroath Angus
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 6:45 pm Post subject: inverness |
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Thanks Mark for submitting all my pics to this site but the Town House in Inverness is a must !
a nunber of Black Watch casualties too and I noticed that where there were same named casualties listed they mentioned the others Regiment which should help us research these casualties all these years later
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stuartn
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 4:13 pm Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number |
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WMR 76166 |
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