Meigle War Memorial - Perth & Kinross, Scotland.
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member creg-ny-baa
N 56° 35.148 W 003° 09.856
30V E 489910 N 6271292
Marble panel with seven names and rank from World War II on the war memorial arch in the Perthshire village of Meigle.
Waymark Code: WM12N2Q
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/19/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ištván
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This World War II memorial can be found on the war memorial on the western side of the village of Meigle in eastern Perthshire.

A war memorial was commissioned by a committee set up in the village after World War I and was unveiled by the Duke of Atholl on October 1st 1921. It takes the form of a round-headed arch and stands at the entrance of Victory Park, the village's cricket ground. The arch contained two recessed marble panels on either side, but after World War II the right-hand panel, which contained the names from World War I, was switched to the left with the seven names and rank from WWII now inscribed on the right. The panel is inscribed as follows:


'IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
1939-45
Lt-COMM. MD WANKLYN V.C. D.S.O. & 2 BARS R.N.
P.O. DOUGLAS KEITH MILNE R.A.F.
P.O. Inst. WILLIAM MILNE R.A.F.
Sgt. (Flt.Eng.) WILLIAM FARQUARSON R.A.F.
Pte. ROBERT STEWART CUTHBERT A.&S.H.
Pte. WILLIAM NAPIER H.L.I.
Pte. JOHN GELLATLY 9th_COMM.'
Property Permission: Public

Access instructions: By the roadside at the entrance to Victory Park

Location of waymark:
Meigle War Memorial
Ardler Road
Meigle, Perth & Kinross Scotland
PH12 8SA


Commemoration: The seven men from the parish of Meigle

Date of Dedication: Not listed

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Website for Waymark: Not listed

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