Throughout
Stirlingshire there are various memorials
and rolls of honour dedicated to those men and women
who fell in various wars. These memorials and rolls
cover many centuries in some cases, mostly though it
is World War One and Two.
During
any conflict there are certain acts of bravery or defiance
that are noticeable above others. For these acts citations
and medals have been awarded.
If
anybody has information for those of the Second World
War, Boer War, or the like similar to those supplied
for the First World War then I would gladly post these
as well.
Please
Note: Every attempt has been made to transcribe this
information accurately but there are occasions that
the information supplied is incorrect or errors occur
during transcription. We do not wish to cause offence
to any families of the men detailed here and will change
the relevant information when informed.
Also
note that places detailed on these memorials may appear
in the wrong county. This information has been transcribed
from the records given and, as the men were parochial,
the information supplied at enlistment was the view
of the men and the county they thought they resided
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These
pages are available for transcripts of these memorials
and rolls of honour. If you have a transcription
of, or you are willing to transcribe, a Stirlingshire
memorial or roll of honour for these pages then
please contact me, the email address is below.
Current
acknowledgements for assistance with these pages
must go to others - thank you all.
Thank
you,
Martin
Edwards
email:webmaster@roll-of-honour.com |
The
various memorials
and cemeteries maintained by the War Graves Commission
for the Western Front are described and pictured on
the Internet. Details of Kranji War Cemetery and Taiping
can be found in the Overseas
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World
War 1 & 2 - Others Selection
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Pre-1914
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To
gain an overview of all the towns and parishes covered,
and hopefully to be covered, by this site there is an
alphabetical
index.
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Much
information about soldiers who fell, were awarded medals
and more is to be found in old copies of the London
Gazette. Here is a brief resume:
The
London Gazette, first published in 1665, is the oldest,
continuously published newspaper in the United Kingdom
and probably the world. The London Gazette and its
sister publications, the Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes,
have a unique position in British publishing. They
are official newspapers of the Crown. The London Gazette
contains a wide range of office notices including
State, Parliamentary and Ecclesiastical notices, Transport
and Planning notices as well as Corporate and Personal
Insolvency notices to name a few. In addition, a number
of Supplements are published covering Honours and
Awards, Premium Bonds, Armed Forces Promotions and
Re-gradings, Companies' information, etc. and a Quarterly
Index.
In
the 17th century, it was believed that National efficiency
depended on the intelligence received by the Crown
and that the reckless publishing of news might endanger
it. An embargo on the printing of news other than
reports of events abroad, natural disasters, Royal
declarations and sensational crime continued until
1640. This had the effect of delaying the development
of the press in the UK. Censorship was introduced
in 1643, followed by licensing of news publications.
The Gazette came about because of two momentous events:
the Great Plague and the decision of King Charles
II to remove his court - effectively the government
of the time - to Oxford. The London Gazette started
life as the Oxford Gazette and after a few months
changed to its current title.

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Some
of the cap badges
are laid out, on a separate page.
Not
all memorials were to people; there are memorials
to various types of animal that served and fell in
World War I for example, dogs.
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Last updated
6 December, 2023
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