Alyth World War II Memorial - Perth & Kinross, Scotland. - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

The small town of Alyth lies amidst a rural setting in eastern Perthshire, Scotland. On the southern edge of the town on a corner site at Alyth Muir is situated the town's war memorials. The prominent First World War memorial dominates a paved garden area, with the Second World War memorial adjacent to the rear. This takes the form of a stone tablet set within a wall. The inscription reads as follows:

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945'

There are the names and rank of thirty men and one woman inscribed.

ROYAL NAVY:
Sto. I/C Duncan BlairOrd. Coder Robert Blair
A.B. Alexander Ford
Lt. Comdr. George Gellatly (R.I.N.)
A.B. Charles W. B. Orchison
MERCHANT NAVY:
2nd Radio Off. Douglas Brodie
1st Radio Off. James O. Mackay
2nd Officer David R. Mackay
Surgeon James McGlashan
ARMY:
Sgt. William E. C. Chapman
C.S.M. Malcolm Dewar
Cnr. James S. Easton
Dvr. Robert Howitt
Cpl. William Keay
Pte. William M. Logan
Pte. William A. Lundie
Capt. David J. Millar
S/Sgt. Thomas C. McClive
Pte. Frank McDonald
L/Cpl David McGill
Maj. David J. Ramsay
C.D.S.M. Oliver J. Reid
Pte. Robert P. Robertson
L/Cpl Walter T. W. Stepto
Dvr. David Young
ROYAL AIR FORCE:
Sgt./A.C. Alfred Cousens
Sgt./P James Milne
F/Sgt.J.K. Graham McBain
F/Sgt.N. John McLean
Lt. J. Stewart Ogilvy (S.A.A.F.)
Sgt./A.C. Alexander W. Taylor
WOMENS AUXILIARY AIR FORCE:
L.A.C.W. Jessie A. Buick

Also inscribed is a single name from the Falklands Conflict: Cook. Brian Easton 12/6/1982

The inscription along the bottom reads:

'THE SOULS OF RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD'

Property Permission: Public Access instructions: On the corner of Airlie Street and Meigle Road Location of waymark: Alyth War Memorial Meigle Road Alyth, Perth & Kinross Scotland PH11 8DZ Commemoration: The fallen men and woman of Alyth district Date of Dedication: Not listed Access times: Not listed Website for Waymark: Not listed

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