DALWHINNIE
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Malcolm Davies 2007
The
memorial is to be found at the cross roads of the A9 and another minor
road into Dalwhinnie. It takes the form of a rough hewn, three-stepped
base surmounted by square plinth and obelisk. The inscription is to
be found on a granite tablet set into the front face of the plinth.
The whole mounment stands within a landscaped, walled and railed enclosure
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Photograph
(above) Copyright © Malcolm Davies 2007 |
Photograph
(below) Copyright © Russell Edwards 2023 |
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TO
THE EVERLASTING MEMORY OF
THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND MEN FROM DALWHINNIE
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1919
| ALBRIGHT |
Martin
Chicheley |
[Listed
as Major on CWGC] Captain, 1st/1st Battalion, Queen's Own Worcestershire
Hussars (Worcestershire Yeomanry). Died of wounds 8/11/1917. Age
31. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Albright, of Bromesberrow Place,
Ledbury, Herefordshire; husband of Barbara Albright, of Apperley
Court, Tewkesbury, Glos. Buried in Gaza War Cemetery. Plot XIX.
Row D. Grave 9. |
| BETTS |
Charles
W |
[7th
Battalion CWGC & SDGW] Private 203102, 1st/4th Battalion, Cameron
Highlanders. Killed in action 31/7/1917. Born Belton, Rutlandshire,
enlisted Kingussie, Inverness-shire, resided Belton, Uppingham,
Rutlandshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE)
MEMORIAL. Panel 38 and 40. |
| CAMERON |
Alexander |
Private
1760, 1st/4th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Killed
in action 18/5/1915. Born Kilmallie, Fort William, Inverness-shire
enlisted Inverness, Inverness-shire resided Fort William. Son of
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cameron, of New Pier Terrace, Fort William, Inverness-shire.
No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL. Panel 41 and
42. |
| CAMPBELL |
Charles
James |
Private
1653, 7th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders Killed in action
17/8/1916. Age 19. Born Inverness, Inverness-shire, enlisted Inverness,
Inverness-shire, resided Inverness, Inverness-shire. Son of Mr.
and Mrs. Campbell, of Dalreoch, Calvine, Perthshire. Native of Kinchyle,
Inverness-shire. Buried in ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT.
Plot VIII. Row G. Grave 25. |
| CAMPBELL |
D |
Lance
Corporal 9565, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders Died
29/11/1914. Age 19. Born Kingussie, Inverness-shire, enlisted Edinburgh,
Midlothian, resided Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire. Son of John and
Hannah Campbell, of Farrowview, Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire. Buried
in NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY. Plot II. Row N. Grave 13. |
| CRAIB |
James
Shand |
Sergeant
51409, 15th Battalion, Royal Scots, formerly 9030, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Killed in action 13/4/1918. Age 22. Enlisted Kilmarnock, Ayrshire,
resided Dalwhinnie. Son of William and Mary Craib, of Lochend Cottage,
Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT
MEMORIAL. Panel 1. |
| DUNLOP |
Alexander
Hamilton |
Second
Lieutenant, 12th (Ayr and Lanark Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Scots
Fusiliers. Killed in action 6/11/1917. Son of Mr. W. H. and Mrs.
I. M. Dunlop, of Doonside, Ayr. Buried in BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY.
Plot/Row/Section M Grave 71. |
| KENNEDY |
Alexander
Hugh |
Private
S/40088, 6th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders Died of
wounds 17/10/1916. Age 33. Born Fort William, Inverness-shire, enlisted
Inverness, Inverness-shire, resided Tomatin, Inverness-shire. Eldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Kennedy, of Drumochter, Dalwhennie; husband
of Mary Cumming Kennedy, of Ord Bhan, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire.
Buried in the North East part of KINGUSSIE PARISH CHURCHYARD |
| KENNEDY |
Louis |
Private
1507, 1st/4th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders Died 23/5/1915.
Age 19. Born Laggan, Kingussie, Inverness-shire, enlisted Dalwhinnie,
Inverness-shire, resided Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire Son of Donald
and Maggie Kennedy, of Drumochter, Dalwhinnie. Buried in ROBECQ
COMMUNAL CEMETERY. Grave 12. |
| McCOOK |
Donald |
Private
125472, 1st/1st Battalion, Lovat Scouts Died 24/10/1917. Age 30.
Born Laggan, Kingussie, Inverness-shire, enlisted Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire,
resided Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCook,
of Newtonmore, Inverness-shire. Buried in MINTY FARM CEMETERY. Plot
I. Row B. Section 9. |
| McLENNAN |
William
Ross |
[Listed
as WGR on memorial] Second Lieutenant, 1st/5th Battalion, Border
Regiment. Died 21/3/1918. Age 28. Son of Alexander and May McLennan,
of East End, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire. No known grave. Commemorated
on POZIERES MEMORIAL. Panel 46. |
| MACKENZIE |
Alexander |
Private
S/27537, 5th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Killed
in action 3/5/1917. Born Moy, Inverness-shire, enlisted Nairn, Nairnshire,
resided Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL. Bay 9. |
| MACRAE |
Patrick
Cameron |
Captain,
80th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 5/3/1917. M.A.,
M.B., C.H.B. Buried North of the West end of the Church in KINGUSSIE
PARISH CHURCHYARD |
| MELLIS |
William |
Private
1512, 1st/4th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Killed
in action 10/3/1915. Age 31. Born Elgin, Morays, enlisted Dalwhinnie,
Inverness-shire. Son of John Watt Mellis, of Shore St., Inverness,
and the late Catherine Mellis; husband of Emily Chisholm Mellis,
of Ord Village, Muir-of-Ord, Ross-shire. No known grave. Commemorated
on LE TOURET MEMORIAL. Panel 41 and 42. |
| Also
the World War |
| 1939-1945 |
| CAMERON |
Charles |
[Trooper
on CWGC], Signaller 325204, Lovat Scouts Died 15/12/1939. Age 24.
Son of John Watt Mellis, of Shore St., Inverness, and the late Catherine
Mellis; husband of Emily Chisholm Mellis, of Ord Village, Muir-of-Ord,
Ross-shire. Buried in KINGUSSIE CEMETERY. Grave 326. |
| KERR |
Thomas
S |
Corporal
2930913, 5th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders Died 24/10/1942.
Age 32. Son of George and Georgina Kerr; husband of Isabella Kerr,
of Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire. Buried in EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY.
Plot IX. Row A. Grave 6A. |
| MacLAGAN
|
William
James |
[Listed
as McLAGAN on CWGC] Sergeant
2930917, 5th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders Died 18/7/1944.
Age 25. Son of George and Georgina Kerr; husband of Isabella Kerr,
of Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire. Buried in RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY.
Plot I. Row B. Grave 8. |
| POE |
George
Macpherson |
Lieutenant
300343, 2nd Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders Died 5/8/1944.
Age 20. Son of James Wilson Poe and Catherine Poe, of Dalwhinnie,
Inverness-shire. Buried in AREZZO WAR CEMETERY. Plot VI. Row B.
Section 21. |
Last
updated
13 April, 2023
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