The parish of St Martins is situated some four miles north-east of the city of Perth in Scotland. Its main settlement is the hamlet of St Martins which lies in a quiet country location on a narrow minor road between the A93 and A94 roads. The parish war memorial is found here by the roadside on a sharp bend.
The memorial was made by Beveridge of Perth, and unveiled by Lady Moncreiffe on April 16th 1921. It takes the form of a wheel cross of stone, surmounting a tapering plinth, above a base of rough hewn stone. The inscription facing the road reads as follows:
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919'
Underneath are 15 names, rank and regiment.
Lieut. Fred Cameron - A & S Highlanders
Sergt. James L. Ower - The Black Watch
L/Cpl. John W. Bane - The Black Watch
L/Cpl. James Watson - Seaforths
Pte. Alex Fraser - The Black Watch
Pte. Walter Rattray - The Black Watch
Pte. Archibald McDonald - The Black Watch
Pte. Alex Philip - The Black Watch
Pte. George Philip - Royal Scots
Pte. John Campbell - Canadian M.G.C.
Pte. Robert McManus - West Riding Regiment
Sergt. William Smith - The Black Watch
Signr. Drummond Lamond - Royal Scots
Pte. George Beedie - Gordons
Dr. John Brewster - Royal Engineers
A further 6 names were added on the left face from WWII.
A further memorial was unveiled in 2018 on the ground to the right commemorating the hundred year anniversary of the awarding of the Victoria Cross to Lieutenant William Bissett. The Inscription reads:
'Lieutenant William Bissett Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 25th October 1918'