The Scotsman - Monday 12 November 1923 OBAN. — The memorial erected to the 173 officers and men of Oban who lost their lives on service during tho war was unveiled by Lt.-Col. W. H. Macalpino Leny, D.S.O., of Duror, Commanding the 13th Highland Pack Battery , R.G.A.. Notwithstanding, a severe storm of wind and rain, nearly the whole, population of Oban turned out to witness the unveiling. The 8th A. and S. Highlanders (Oban Section), with the Oban Pipe Band, the Oban Pack Battery, representatives of tho Scottish Horse and the Navy, the Comrades Club, anil other ex-Service men, and the Boys' Brigade, took part in the ceremony. A dedicatory service was conducted by the clergy of tlie different Presbyterian churches and by the Bishop and Dean of Argyll and the Isles. The momorial is situated on the plateau at the north end of the Esplanade, and faces towards the town, with Dunolly Castle and the Firth of Lorne as a background. Messrs Richardson & Mackay, Edinburgh, were the architects, and the sculptor was Mr Alexander Carrick. A.R.S.A. The memorial consists of a cairn of granite boulders, ten feet in height , surmounted by a sculptured group of two kilted soldiers carrying a wounded comrade, executed in Doddingston freestone.

Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 10 May 1952 Work is presently being undertakens im preparation of the mounting of the plaques which will contain the names of the local men who fell in the Second World War. ... will be fixed in position at an early date

Oban Times 9th June 2022 Oban War Memorial Centenary Group founded to work towards keeping the memorial in a fitting good state.

Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 17 November 1923 Page 5 IN REMEMBRANCE OF UNRETURNING BRAVE. UNVEILING OF OBAN WAR MEMORIAL. (photograph) (list of names)

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