jamiemcginlay Posted 10 September , 2004 Share Posted 10 September , 2004 Hi all! Just found this site and it looks very interesting I've been researching into Scottish War memorials ( on and off) for the past 20 years. I am steadily building a data base listing all of the names on all of Scotland's war memorials, which I hoped might be of use to geneologists etc.. I recently put some of my photographs onto my webshots album at: http://community.webshots.com/user/jamiemcginlay If you click on that, or copy and paste it to your address window, you should get onto my site and I have a 'Scottish war Memorials' album at the end. If anyone needs any info on Scottish memorials I would be glad to help if I can. All the best, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadawwi Posted 10 September , 2004 Share Posted 10 September , 2004 Wonderful photographs. I wish you the best of luck with your project. It is a very worthy one. Here is a photo of a WWI memorial window dedicated to the 48th Highlanders of Toronto, Canada. It is located in Toronto at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Visitors to the city can view it daily as the doors are open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 10 September , 2004 Share Posted 10 September , 2004 Jimmy, I have Crieff, Dufftown, Rhynie, Perth Golden Book Memorial and several others if you are interested. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyjames Posted 10 September , 2004 Share Posted 10 September , 2004 Hi Jim Good site. If you want any photos of memorials in Turriff and thereabouts then please let me know. Regards Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Bulloch Posted 10 September , 2004 Share Posted 10 September , 2004 Hi Jim. Great site thanks for sharing it with the Forum. Cheers Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john w. Posted 10 September , 2004 Share Posted 10 September , 2004 Some great photos.... enjoyable John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiemcginlay Posted 10 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 10 September , 2004 Thanks all, isn't the internet great, its good to be able to share this stuff with like minds! I'm mostly interested in the art history, although I find all history fascinating. What I really like about WWI memorials is that the building of these memorials in the 1920's coincided with the end of the great age of monumental scuplture. There were so many wonderful artists and craftsmen around at the time and there are some quite outstanding works out there which are ignored simply because they are WWI memorials! I think my interest started as a boy when I used to go off cycling into the countryside. I always stopped at the war memorial in a village about a mile from my home and proceeded to eat all my sandwiches and food ( leaving me with nothing for the rest of the day!). While I was eating I'd read the names and wonder what these men ( or boys) were like and if, like me, they took their bikes out into the country and ate their sandwiches too quickly. I know that sounds daft but as a kid you can strike up a relationship with these monuments that makes you start to think beyond yourself and about the kind of world you live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9th Black Watch Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Hi Jim, Could you tell me if Pte. Alexander Ritchie appears on the Rhynie Memorial? He served with the 12th (Labour) Battn. Black watch and died on 17 August 1916, aged 27. All the best, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Robertson Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Jim, Great idea to publish the pics. We have some cracking memorials in Scotland. I've a database listing nearly 1200 names of men local to me who died in the Great War (Hawick and surrounding villages) but having contacts in other areas of the country with similar interest means that names can be traced in other parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJCarss Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Great site, well taken photos. Well done. I've added it to my `favourites' Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Robertson Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Just out of interest, here's a picture of one of my favourite memorials. It is in the churchyard at Minto, a small village just outside Hawick. The face of the statue is said to have been modelled on that of Lt. Esmond Elliot, the son of the Earl of Minto who was killed near Ypres in 1917. On the memorial’s completion, the Countess of Minto is reputed to have had the figure turned from its original position of facing the family estate because she said that ‘a British soldier never turns his back on the enemy’. The memorial was unveiled by Sir Douglas Haig in September, 1921, a metal plaque records the names of 7 men who fell. The sculptor of the statue was Thomas J.Clapperton who was based in London (though a native of Galashiels), amongst his other works was the Flodden Memorial in Selkirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Hi Jim, Could you tell me if Pte. Alexander Ritchie appears on the Rhynie Memorial? He served with the 12th (Labour) Battn. Black watch and died on 17 August 1916, aged 27. All the best, Derek Derek, Yes and here it is. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 And here is the Rhynie Memorial. The sides all have lists of names. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9th Black Watch Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Thanks Malcolm, That's absolutely fantastic. I have his Pair and Plaque but haven't had an opportunity to visit the memorial yet. Much appreciated. All the best, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9th Black Watch Posted 14 September , 2004 Share Posted 14 September , 2004 Thought I'd post the following photograph of Lochgelly Bowling Club War Memorial. It's one of the few private memorials I've come across - not counting Rolls of Honour. As you'd imagine all the men aso feature on the main town memorial. Both Ptes. Rodger and Thomson were Gordon not Cameron Highlanders. Over the years most of the original lead was lost and when one of the members repainted it they mistook G.H. for C.H. If you'd like an image for your database I'd be happy to send a better quality photo. All the best, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiemcginlay Posted 14 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 14 September , 2004 thanks derek! No need to send photo, this one printed out perfectly and I'll add names to my data base. Cheers! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSMMo Posted 15 September , 2004 Share Posted 15 September , 2004 Here's the Rothesay Memorial on it's dedication day 16th Sept, 1922. Mike Morrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AthollHighlander Posted 24 September , 2004 Share Posted 24 September , 2004 Hi Jim If I could be of any help I stay in the North of Scotland and would be more than happy to trace and take photos of memorials for names not yet in your collection. Keep up the good work Atholl Highlander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiemcginlay Posted 24 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 24 September , 2004 Hi Atholl! Thanks for the offer. Where abouts are you? If your in the Atholl area I never managed to get to the Kinloch Rannoch memorial and could use a list of the names from that one. There is no hurry though...this is a long process! Thanks again. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AthollHighlander Posted 26 September , 2004 Share Posted 26 September , 2004 Where abouts are you? Bit further North Jim in Inverness but planning a short break during October Hols so what I'll do is pack the Digital Camera and try to take in Kinloch Rannoch. Bit of a novice with the camera so fingers crossed. Atholl ps Just for info along with the main memorial in Cavell Gardens,Inverness there's also one at St Columbas parish church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnethmont Posted 26 September , 2004 Share Posted 26 September , 2004 Derek Do you have a family link to Alex G Ritchie of Rhynie? I would be most interested if you have any details of him. He was born at the farm of New Noth, in the parish of Rhynie on 6th March 1887. He is listed among the fallen from Rhynie & Kearn on my website Rhynie & Kearn War Memorial 1914-1919 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 26 September , 2004 Share Posted 26 September , 2004 Jas, Good site. Well done! Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiemcginlay Posted 26 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 26 September , 2004 Jas. Excellent website! I wish more folk would do what you've done! Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bain Posted 2 October , 2004 Share Posted 2 October , 2004 Hello Jamie, I run a wee website at www.newcumnock-warmemorials.org.uk. Our memorials are not as grand as those on your site but they are rugged just like the men of our village who went to war. Please feel free to look at it and extract what you want. Richard M Bain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 2 October , 2004 Share Posted 2 October , 2004 Excellent Richard. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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