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Scottish War Memorials and War Graves
« Reply #9 on: Monday 14 January 08 11:09 GMT (UK) »
The Scottish War Memorials Project
A forum to showcase and discuss the many War Memorials of Scotland

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/

The Scottish War Graves Project
A forum to showcase the graves of native Scots and those of Scots heritage. Not only are WW1 & WW2 included, but any grave with a military connection from any war or any time frame.

http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/index.php?mforum=scottishwargraves

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Glasgow University Roll of Honour
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 21 February 08 22:04 GMT (UK) »
Came across this site:
University of Glasgow War Memborials fully searchable database
http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/ww1-intro

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Airdrie War Memorial ww1
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 09 March 08 21:14 GMT (UK) »
I have have just put the above database on line it is at

http://www.freewebs.com/dt1078

Still some onformation to be put on but still very imformative.
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Re: Scotland - First World War
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 15 April 08 23:16 BST (UK) »
The Fifty-first in France (1918)
Gordon Highlanders
http://www.archive.org/details/fiftyfirstinfran00ross

5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion THE BLACK WATCH
http://www.1914-1918.net/blackwatch.htm

WANLOCKHEAD WAR MEMORIAL
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Dumfriesshire/Wanlockhead.html

Memoir of Colonel John Cameron, Fassiefern, K.T.S., lieutenant-colonel of the Gordon Highlanders, or 92d regiment of foot (1859)
http://www.archive.org/details/memoirofcolonelj00clerrich

Elder, Stewart, Johnston, Baskerville, Marks, Carson, Leitch, Bulloch, Thomson, Allen, Campbell, Gordon, Murray, Kelly, Chambers, Black, Cheyne, Youngson, Williamsdaughter, Anderson, Briggs, Pirie, Clark, Philp, Mannel, Lander, Rough, Lean, Bate, Brown, Oliver, Kitt, Shards, Bennet, Young, Petrie, Wylie, Herbertson, Martin, McAlister, Best, Ginn, Ross, McIntosh, McGillivray, Russell, Pettigrew, Fyfe, Barrie


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Re: Scottish War Memorials and War Graves
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 15 April 08 23:39 BST (UK) »
Scottish Borders War Memorial
http://www.sbwm.co.uk/

Scottish National War Memorial
http://www.snwm.org/website/frames.html


Elder, Stewart, Johnston, Baskerville, Marks, Carson, Leitch, Bulloch, Thomson, Allen, Campbell, Gordon, Murray, Kelly, Chambers, Black, Cheyne, Youngson, Williamsdaughter, Anderson, Briggs, Pirie, Clark, Philp, Mannel, Lander, Rough, Lean, Bate, Brown, Oliver, Kitt, Shards, Bennet, Young, Petrie, Wylie, Herbertson, Martin, McAlister, Best, Ginn, Ross, McIntosh, McGillivray, Russell, Pettigrew, Fyfe, Barrie

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LinK:1914-1918 memorials lots of scots with info
« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 09 July 08 22:56 BST (UK) »
Not sure if this has been put up before :-\ some have pictures of the soldiers.
http://web.archive.org/web/20050330000845/http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/kilwinningmemorial/1914.htm

Celia.  P.S. I thought i would just add that there are also a few Canadian Regiments mentioned. plus H.M.S. Defence & S.S Sculptor (liverpool)  H.M.S Opal
Celia 1941-2010
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Rake Lane Burials

M.I.Merchant Marina's Rake Lane

FLORENCE JONES MARRIED JOHN GIBBON HIGNETT IN 1885

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Re: Scotland - Military Links
« Reply #15 on: Saturday 09 August 08 04:01 BST (UK) »
A military history of Perthshire, 1899-1902
http://www.archive.org/details/militaryhistoryo00athouoft

With the incomparable 29th
http://www.archive.org/details/withincomparable00murerich

War Record for the men of Newbattle - Newbattle at War
http://www.freewebs.com/eltoro1960/index.htm

World War One Photos
http://www.ww1photos.com/index.html

Letters from Flanders, written by 2nd Lieut. A. D. Gillespie, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, to his home people
http://www.archive.org/details/lettersfromfland00gilluoft
Elder, Stewart, Johnston, Baskerville, Marks, Carson, Leitch, Bulloch, Thomson, Allen, Campbell, Gordon, Murray, Kelly, Chambers, Black, Cheyne, Youngson, Williamsdaughter, Anderson, Briggs, Pirie, Clark, Philp, Mannel, Lander, Rough, Lean, Bate, Brown, Oliver, Kitt, Shards, Bennet, Young, Petrie, Wylie, Herbertson, Martin, McAlister, Best, Ginn, Ross, McIntosh, McGillivray, Russell, Pettigrew, Fyfe, Barrie

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Re: Scotland - Military Links
« Reply #16 on: Sunday 10 August 08 17:08 BST (UK) »
The history of the Second dragoons : "Royal Scots greys"
http://www.archive.org/details/historyofsecondd00almarich

The story of the Royal Scots (the Lothian regiment) formerly the First or the Royal Regiment of Foot; with a pref. by the Earl of Rosebery
http://www.archive.org/details/storyofroyalscot00weavuoft

Historical record and regimental memoir of the Royal Scots fusiliers, formerly known as the 21st Royal North British fusiliers. Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1678 and its subsequent services until June 1885
http://www.archive.org/details/historicalrecord00clarrich

Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders, now the 1st Battalion Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, containing an account of the Regiment in 1794, and of its subsequent services to 1881
http://www.archive.org/details/historicalrecord00goffuoft

Historical records of the 79th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (1887)
http://www.archive.org/details/historicalrecord00grearich

Memoir of Colonel John Cameron, Fassiefern, K.T.S., lieutenant-colonel of the Gordon Highlanders, or 92d regiment of foot (1858)
http://www.archive.org/details/memoirofcolonelj00cleruoft

A border battalion : the history of the 7/8th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers (1920)
http://www.archive.org/details/borderbattalionh00ediniala

The history of the 3rd batt. King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1798-1907
http://www.archive.org/details/historyof3rdbatt00weir

Links checked July 2013

Elder, Stewart, Johnston, Baskerville, Marks, Carson, Leitch, Bulloch, Thomson, Allen, Campbell, Gordon, Murray, Kelly, Chambers, Black, Cheyne, Youngson, Williamsdaughter, Anderson, Briggs, Pirie, Clark, Philp, Mannel, Lander, Rough, Lean, Bate, Brown, Oliver, Kitt, Shards, Bennet, Young, Petrie, Wylie, Herbertson, Martin, McAlister, Best, Ginn, Ross, McIntosh, McGillivray, Russell, Pettigrew, Fyfe, Barrie