Memorial

North Tolsta Residents and School

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Village Centre, North Tolsta (Isle Of Lewis), Western Islands, Highlands and Islands, HS2 0NL, Scotland

NB 53560 47067

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 58023
Description: Rectangular metal plaque set into a niche within a stone plinth. It is set in a small landscaped garden of paths and flowerbeds.
Inscription: MAR CHUIMHNEACHAN/ AT THE OPENING OF NORTH TOLSTA SCHOOL THIS TABLET WAS PRESENTED BY THE TOLSTA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IN MEMORY/ OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND FORMER PUPILS OF TOLSTA SCHOOL, MANY OF WHOM HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE, WHO WERE KILLED/ IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS AND ILLNESSES RECEIVED WHILE SERVING WITH THE ARMED FORCES IN THE FIRST/ HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY/ (Names)/ "IS ANN AIR LATHA ACHATHA A DH A(...)CHEAR CAIRDEAN" - GAELIC PROVERB/ DILEAS GU BAS

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 50
Died: 50
Information shown: surname,rank, date of death,forename,age, additional, decorations; address, regiment/service
Order of names: service/regiment
Additional Information: The Iolaire disaster victims are named in their own section

War: First World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,rank, date of death,forename,age, additional, decorations; address, service

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 17
Died: 17
Information shown: surname,rank, date of death, forename, age, additional,decorations, address, service/regiment
Order of names: service/regiment

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: surname,rank, date of death, forename, age, additional,decorations, address, service