War Memorial - Glencoe Village, Highland.
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War memorial in the form of a celtic cross, at the eastern end of Glencoe Village in the highlands of Scotland.
Waymark Code: WMWZNB
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/05/2017
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The village at Glencoe lies at the western end of the famous glen, on the shore of Loch Leven. The war memorial is situated at the eastern end of the village, on the north side of the road, just before the bridge over the River Coe. It lies on a small grassy hillock amidst bracken and heather and takes the form of a stone celtic cross on a tapered shaft with an intricate knot design. At the foot is a square base with a plinth above which contains the inscriptions:
ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY
THE MEN OF GLENCOE, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18
IN DEFENCE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE
Underneath the list of names: "DILEAS GU BAS" "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"
The names on the plinth:
Lieut. The Hon. Robert Henry Palmer Howard - East Surrey Reg.
Q.M.S. Angus Connor - Scots Guards
Corp. George Brown - A&S Highlanders
Private John Buchanan - Canadians
Private Duncan Allan Buchan - A&S Highlanders
Private Alan McDonald - A&S Highlanders
Private John MacInnes - A&S Highlanders
Private William MacMillan - Canadians
Private John Mathieson - Royal Scots
Private Donald Rankin - Seaforths
Private Alexander Smyth - Irish Guards
From World War II:
Private Alexander McInnes - A&S Highlanders