Memorial

Canisbay

Canisbay Parish War Memorial

Source: Copyright Martin Briscoe

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about 1 mile SW of Canisbay Village, on the minor road between Upper Gills and Everley, north side of road about 100 yards west of the Canisbay turn, Canisbay, Caithness, Highlands and Islands, KW1 4YJ, Scotland

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ND 34160 71657

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 57147
Description: Four-stepped base surmounted by plinth, pedestal and column. Four supporting pillars are placed around the column supporting the pediment, above which is another section of column with rounded top and an urn. Inscription on the four sides of the pedestal. Whole is enclosed by a stone wall to three sides of the memorial and a gated railing to the front.
Inscription: 6 o'clock top face: IN / GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MEN / FROM CANISBAY PARISH, / WHO, AT THE CALL OF / KING AND COUNTRY, / LEFT ALL THAT WAS / DEAR TO THEM, / ENDURED HARDNESS, / FACED DANGER, / AND FINALLY PASSED / OUT OF THE SIGHT/ OF MEN. / THE PATH OF DUTY / AND SELF SACRIFICE / GIVING UP / THEIR OWN LIVES / THAT OTHERS / MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM. // 6 o'clock front face: SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS, / (13 NAMES) // 6 o'clock base: 1914 -1918 // 3 o'clock face: CANADIANS, / (4 NAMES) / ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE, / (7 NAMES) // 9 o'clock face: CAMERON HIGHLANDERS, (1 NAME) / LOVAT SCOUTS, / (1 NAME) / ARMY SERVICE CORPS, (1 NAME) / GORDON HIGHLANDERS, (2 NAMES) / SCOTTISH RIFLES, (1 NAME) / ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS, (1 NAME) / AUSTRALIANS, (1 NAME) // 9 o'clock base: A and S.H. / (1 NAME) // 12 o'clock rear face: SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS, / (2 NAMES) / ROYAL ENGINEERS, / (2 NAMES) / ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, / (1 NAME) / MERCHANT NAVY, / (4 NAMES) // 12 o'clock base: 1939 -1945

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 33
Died: 33
Information shown: Service or regiment, forename, initials, surname, rank, decorations
Order of names: Regiment, then rank, then surname
Additional Information: 30 names reported to be on the memorial when unveiled-2 of the extra names are David Manson & Charles McPhee

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 5
Died: 5
Information shown: Regiment or service, rank, forename, initials, surname
Order of names: Regiment

War: Second World War - civilians
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