Scotland`s War Memorials
Angus
I have a large collection of War Memorial images, both in the UK and abroad and this section is due to be revamped with memorials listed in their respective regional locations etc* This page covers War Memorials in the City of Perth itself while another section covers memorials in the county of Perthshire etc (LINK*).
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Glamis
This war memorial stands at the junction of Charleston Road and the A928 Dundee Road in Glamis village, best known for its fine castle which was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
A retired lady, originally from Glamis, has researched each of the men listed on the memorial and compiled an 120 page folder on the casualties which has been presented to the Angus Folk Museum located in the village. The Black Watch Museum at Balhousie Castle also have a copy. The information on each of the personnel has since been made available on the Scottish War Memorials Project website: Click Here to view.
At the top of the casualty list on the WW1 panel is Captain The Honourable Fergus (Bowes) Lyon, 8th Battalion, Black Watch, who was killed in 1915 during the Battle of Loos. He was the brother of the late Queen Mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, wife of George VI, mother to the present Queen Elizabeth. His loss is thought to have affected the Queen Mother deeply and it is said to be the reason why she placed her bridal bouquet on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Westminster Abbey as she entered before the ceremony.
Fergus Bowes-Lyon was shot several times and struck by shellfire which blew off one of his legs as he led an attack on the German lines. He died of his wounds on the field and was buried in a quarry at Vermelles. Although this quarry was later adopted as a war cemetery the location of his burial place was lost so he was initially recorded among the names of the Missing on the Loos Memorial.
The first name listed on the Second World War panel also has Royal connections. Captain The Hon John Patrick Bowes-Lyon, `Master of Glamis` who had been serving with the Scots Guards when he was killed in action, aged 31, at Halfaya Pass on 19 September 1941 was a cousin of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
A retired lady, originally from Glamis, has researched each of the men listed on the memorial and compiled an 120 page folder on the casualties which has been presented to the Angus Folk Museum located in the village. The Black Watch Museum at Balhousie Castle also have a copy. The information on each of the personnel has since been made available on the Scottish War Memorials Project website: Click Here to view.
At the top of the casualty list on the WW1 panel is Captain The Honourable Fergus (Bowes) Lyon, 8th Battalion, Black Watch, who was killed in 1915 during the Battle of Loos. He was the brother of the late Queen Mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, wife of George VI, mother to the present Queen Elizabeth. His loss is thought to have affected the Queen Mother deeply and it is said to be the reason why she placed her bridal bouquet on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Westminster Abbey as she entered before the ceremony.
Fergus Bowes-Lyon was shot several times and struck by shellfire which blew off one of his legs as he led an attack on the German lines. He died of his wounds on the field and was buried in a quarry at Vermelles. Although this quarry was later adopted as a war cemetery the location of his burial place was lost so he was initially recorded among the names of the Missing on the Loos Memorial.
The first name listed on the Second World War panel also has Royal connections. Captain The Hon John Patrick Bowes-Lyon, `Master of Glamis` who had been serving with the Scots Guards when he was killed in action, aged 31, at Halfaya Pass on 19 September 1941 was a cousin of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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