War Memorial - Dunkeld & Little Dunkeld, Perth & Kinross.
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War memorial commemorating the men of Dunkeld & Birnam, a tall tapering cairn set on a hillock at Little Dunkeld in Perthshire, Scotland.
Waymark Code: WM11XP3
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/06/2020
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The First World War memorial commemorating the men from the area of the Perthshire towns of Dunkeld & Birnam is set on top of a hillock at Little Dunkeld, the area south of the River Tay from Dunkeld itself. The memorial takes the form of a 30 foot cairn of rough stone blocks hewn from the nearby Craig Barns.
The memorial was unveiled by the Duke of Atholl on October 16th 1921 with a bronze plaque containing 74 names and rank fixed on the northern side of the cairn. The inscription on the top reads:
'TO GOD BE THE GLORY 1914-1919'
The names and rank:
Sgt.Maj. Donald Allan - Black Watch
Sgt. Hunter Anderson - A&S Highlanders
L.Cpl. William Annand - Seaforth Hgs.
Pte. David Cameron - Scots Guards
Pte. Donald Campbell - Cameron Hgs.
Capt. Sydney M.F. Cesari - R.A.M.Corps.
Pte. McLaren Cuthbert - Gordon Hgs.
Cpl. James Davidson - Black Watch
Pte. Peter Donaldson - Canadian E.F.
Pte. George Dow - Black Watch
Pte. Charles Duff - Black Watch
Pte. William S. Duff - East Kent Regt.
Pte. James Edwards - East York Regt.
Cpl. Peter Edwards - Royal Engineers
Cpl. Angus Finlayson - Royal Scots
Pte. Thomas Fitzgerald - Cameron Hgs.
Pte. John Fitzgerald - Black Watch
Pte. Edward Fitzgerald - Notts & Derby Regt.
Cpl. James Fotheringham - Black Watch
Cpl. George Glass - Black Watch
Pte. James Gow - Black Watch
Pte. Alexander Greig - Seaforth Hgs.
Pte. John Alexander Hall - Seaforth Hgs.
Pte. Robert Henderson - Black Watch
Cpl. James Hislop - Royal Scots
Piper Cpl. Arthur J.C. Horne - Scottish Rfls.
Pte. James Hunter - R.S. Fusiliers
Pte. Duncan Hutton - Royal Scots
Cpl. William Innes - Cameron Hgs.
Sap. David Paton Jackson - Royal Engineers
Lieut. Arthur Leslie Jenks - Dorset Regiment
Cpt. Duncan Lawson - Black Watch
Pte. James Little - Royal Scots
Pte. William Low - Scots Guards
Bombd. John Low - Royal Field Art.
Lieut. George Low - R.S. Fusiliers
Pte. Donald McDiarmid - Gordon Highlanders
Pte. Alexander McDougall - Black Watch
Captaincies. Malcolm McGillewie - R.G.Artillery
Lieut. Nigel McGillewie - K.O.S. Borderers
Pte. George McIntosh - H.R. Infantry
Pte. Ewen McKay - Cameron Hgs.
Tpr. Lachlan McKechnie - Scottish H.S.E.
Tpr.John McRae Mcleod - Scots Greys
Sgt. John McRostie - London Scottish
Pte. Archibald McPherson - Black Watch
Pte. James Malcolm - Royal Scots
Lieut. David Martin - Oxford & Bucks Regt.
Cpl. Duncan Murray - Machine Gun Cps.
Pte. Ian MacNaughton Pilkington - Black Watch
Lieut. Peter Robertson Purdie - R.G. Artillery
Lieut. W.A. Rae - Black Watch
Sgt. David Reid - S.African Inf.
Pte. Thomas A. Richardson - Black Watch
Pte. Peter Ritchie - Can. Cameron Hgs.
Pte. David Robertson - Seaforth Hgs.
Pte. Donald Robertson - Black Watch
Pte. Robert Robertson - Black Watch
Capt. Robert C. Roger - R.A.M. Corps.
Pte. Hugh Roger - Black Watch
Pte. Drummond K. Roger - Black Watch
Pte. Alistair Scott - Seaforth Hgs.
Pte James Low Scott - Black Watch
Pte. Daniel Sim - Black Watch
Pte. James F. Smeaton - Cameron Hgs.
Sgt. William Smith - Black Watch
Cpl. John McGregor Smith - Black Watch
Maj. Lord George Stewart-Murray - Black Watch
Pte. David Stewart - Black Watch
Cpl. Alexander Stewart - Scottish Hgs. R.A.M.C.
Rifleman Atholl Stewart - L.P.O. Rifles
Cpl. John Stewart - Inniskillings
Cpl. Donald Turnbull - Black Watch
Pte John George Wallace - Gordon Hgs.
The inscription below reads:
'YE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS WHO REST TRIUMPHANT UNFORGOTTEN'
A further plaque added beneath contains 24 names from WWII, with a single name below on a metal plaque from Northern Ireland in 1973.
The memorial is well seen on its elevated position after crossing southwards over Dunkeld Bridge. A path takes a slanting route up the hillside from the road to reach the top of the hill.