Memorial

Portree

Portree Parish and South Snizort War Memorial

Source: Copyright Martin Briscoe

1/25

Current Location

Somerled Square, Portree, Skye And Lochalsh, Highlands and Islands, IV51 9EH, Scotland

NG 48217 43627

Send us details and photographs of your local war memorials, to help enhance the information about the people, places and events they commemorate.

This record shows everything IWM currently knows about this memorial. We are continually updating our records.

To share information or photographs, contact us.

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 5902
Description: Octagonal pillar on six-sided stone base. 'A small version of the Edinburgh mercat cross, its shaft topped by a seated lion.'
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS FROM/ THE MAINLAND OF PORTREE PARISH AND FROM/ SOUTH SNIZORT WHO DIED FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ ETERNAL HONOUR TO THE TRUE AND BRAVE/ WHO FOR THEIR NATIVE LAND THEIR LIFE BLOOD GAVE/ MAIRIDH AN CLIU GU BRATH/ PORTREE/ (Names)/ BRAES/ (Names)/ SCONSER/ (Names)/ SOUTH SNIZORT/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ KOREA/ (Names)

War: Korean War (1950-1953)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forenames, surname, regiment.
Additional Information: He was actually with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, but the National Roll of Honour lists him as with the KOSB. See 'references' for a website which explains the apparent discrepancy.

Maker(s): Mr Thomas MacFarlane , whose only son John was the youngest person from Portree to die in the Great War, Builder