
WEEM
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Malcolm Davies 2008
The
Weem war memorial takes the form of a wheeled cross with ornate facing
on a tapering shaft, decorated, on a three-teir plinth i9nset into a
surround of stones.
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Photograph
copyright
© Malcolm Davies 2008 |
In
grateful and everlasting remembrance of the boys from Weem
and Killiechassie who died for their King and Country in the Great
War.
1914-1919
To Our Immortal Dead
CAMERON |
Archibald |
Private
1701, 6th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders. Killed in action 16th
September 1916. Born Dull, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, enlisted Kingussie,
Inverness-shire, resident Aberfeldy. No known grave. Commemorated
on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 15 B. |
CAMERON |
Peter |
[Listed
on War Memorial as Camerons] Private 701057, 43rd Battalion, Canadian
Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died 12th October 1916. Aged 28. Son
of Duncan and Jane Cameron, of Upper Borlick, Killiechassie, Aberfeldy,
Perthshire, Scotland. Born 5th April 1888 at Perth. Occupation on
enlistment Farmer. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot VIII. Row D. Grave 138. National Archives of Canada
Accession Reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1411 - 54
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CAMERON |
William |
Corporal,
Scottish Horse - No other information currently available |
GALLAWAY |
John
Henry |
Private
M/282439, No. 1 R.M.T.D., Royal Army Service Corps. Died in United
Kingdom 24th January 1917. Born Perth, enlisted and resident Jedburgh.
Son of Mrs. Galloway, of Aberfeldy; husband of the late Agnes Lottie
Cochran. Buried in Chislehurst Cemetery, Kent. Grave 1677. |
MACLEISH |
Donald |
[Spelt
McLeish on SDGW & CWGC] Private 266218, 1st/6th Battalion, Black
Watch (Royal Highlanders). Killed in action 27th July 1918 Aged
34. Born and enlisted Aberfeldy, Perth. Son of the late Robert and
Margaret McLeish, of Aberfeldy, Perthshire. Buried in Marfaux British
Cemetery, Marne, France. Plot VIII. Row J. Grave 5. |
ROBERTSON |
William |
Private
59166, "D" Company, 17th Battalion, Royal Scots. Formerly
57502 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Killed in action 29th September
1918 (SDGW states 30th September). Aged 18. Born Dull, Perth, enlisted
Perth, resident Aberfeldy, Perthshire. Son of Alexander and Elisabeth
Robertson, of Meadow Cottage, Boltachan, Aberfeldy, Perthshire.
A Printer's apprentice. Buried in Zantvoorde British Cemetery, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row G. Grave 24. |
STEWART,
MM |
David |
Corporal
859517, 43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died
26th October 1917. Aged 25. Son of David and Mary A. Macpherson
Stewart, of Upper Borlick, Killiechassie, Aberfeldy, Scotland. Awarded
the Military Medal (M.M.). Born 12th January 1892 at Aberfeldy.
Occupation on enlistment Farmer. Buried in Poelcapelle British Cemetery
Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XXXI. Row
D. Grave 7. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9306 - 17
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"Cha
Do Thill Ach An Cliu"
Their Fame Alone Has Returned |
1939-1945 |
NEWTON |
William |
Corporal
2754007, 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Died between
28th and 29th May 1941. Aged 27. Son of Helen Drummond, of Aberfeldy,
Perthshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Athens Memorial, Greece.
Face 6. |
Last
updated
27 May, 2008
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