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Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Portree War Memorial

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The memorial is a small version of the Edinburgh Mercat Cross. A grey granite shaft topped by a lion set on a hexagonal stone plinth with names and text contained on stone slabs in its sides. All sitting on a hexagonal two-stepped base. 
Title

Portree War Memorial

Date

1922

Medium

stone

Measurements

H 400 x W 200 x D 200 cm (E)

Accession number

IV51_DO_S156

Work type

War memorial

Custodian

Highland Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

B (Scotland)

Unveiling date

16th February 1922

Listing date

05/10/71

Access

at all times

Access note

public parking is available next to the memorial

Inscription description

front: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN CRATEFUL 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 GLIU GU BRATH; panel 1 (upper): 1939 - 1945 / SEA. JOHN MACRAE M.N. / C.P.L. MATTHEW MACRAE SEAFORTH. / PTE. DONALD MORRISON RIFLE BDE. / PTE. JOHN A. MUNRO CAMERONS. / SGT / P SAMUEL NICOLSON R.A.F. / GNR. SAMUEL NICOLSON R.A. / F / LT W.F.W. PORTEOUS D.S.O. D.F.M. BAR R.A.F.V.R. / SEA. LACHLAN ROBERTSON M.N. / PTE. IAN WHITEFORD R.A.S.C / SEA. ALEXANDER MACDONALD M.N.; panel 1 (lower): SOUTH SNIZORT / LIEUT. JOHN GRANT CANADIANS / " DONALD MURCHISON CAMERONIANS / CPL. MURDO FERGUSON CAMERONS / PTE. DONALD R. BUDGE " / "DONALD A. CUMMING " / " PETER GRAHAM " / " JOHN MURCHISON " / " ALEXR. MACLEOD " / "ALEXR. MACLEOD " / SGT ANgUS MACLEOD GORDONS / " MALCOLM MACLEOD LOVAT SCOUTS / PTE. ANGUS SUTHERLAND " / SGT.DONALD MACLEOD H.L.I. / PTE. DONALD MACDONALD " / " JONATHAN MACRAE " / " DONALD MACLEOD A. & S. / " JOHN FINLAYSON SEAFORTHS / " ALEX. MACSWAN " / " NORMAN MACLEOD CAMERONS; panel 2 (lower): SOUTH SNIZORT / PTE WILLIAM BAMBER SEAFORTHS / " NORMAN BEATON " / " ANGUS MURCHISON " / " PETER MACINNES " / " DONALD STEWART " / " ARCHIBALD NICOLSON CANADIANS / " ALEXR. MACPHERSON S. GUARDS / " DONALD A. SHAW R.S. FUS. / " NORMAN MACDONALD BEAKS. YEO / " ALEXR. FINLAYSON M.C. CORPS / GUNNER ALEXR. MACLEOD R. G. A. / B / SWAIN JOHN MACKENZIE R.N.R. / SEAMAN NORMAN GRANT " / " JAMES MATHESON " / " DONALD MACKENZIE " / " JOHN MACRAE " / " DON. J. MACDONALD H.L.I. / "PTE. RONALD MACDONALD CAMERONS / " DONALD MACRAE 11TH SCOTTISH RIFLES; panel 3 (upper): 1939 - 1945 / PTE. ALICE BUCHANAN A.T.S. / SEA. WILLIAM S.P.K. STEWART R.N. / KOREA / PTE. ALASTAIR M. ANNAN A. & S. H. Panel 3 (lower): BRAES / L. CPL PETER MACQUEEN CAMERONS / PTE. DONALD MACDONALD " / " JOHN MACDONALD " / L.CPL. DONALD MACMILLAN SEAFORTHS / PTE. EWEN BUCHANAN GORDONS / " ALEXR. NICOLSON " / " ALEXR. MACDONALD S. GUARDS / " ARCHIBALD MACINNES R.S. FUS. / " JOHN NICOLSON AUSTN. I.F. / " MURDOCH NICOLSON H.L.I. / " SEAMAN ALEXR. MACKINNON R.N. / " DUNCAN MACMILLAN " / " JOHN NICOLSON R.N.R. / SCONSER / PTE. JOHN MACKENZIE CAMERONS / SEAMAN MURDO MACLEOD R.N.R. / GUNNER SAMUEL NICOLSON R.G.A.; panel 4 (lower): PORTREE / PTE. JOHN MACDOUCALL CAMERONS / " JOHN MACFARLANE " / " JOHN MACKENZIE " / " KENNETH MACPHERSON " / " JOHN MACQUEEN " / " JOHN NICOLSON " / " MURDO NICOLSON " / " ALEXR. ROSS " / " JOHN STEWART " / C.O.M.S. JOHN MACINNES R.A.S.C. / SGT. CEORGE MACLEOD NORTHLD FUS / " ARCHIBALD FERGUSON CAMERONIANS / PTE. ALEXR. MACLEAN " / P.O. DONALD CUMMING R.N. / CPL. DONALD MACDONALD GORDONS / PTE. NORMAN BUCHANAN " / " ARCHIBALD MACKENZIE " / " EWEN MACKINNON SEAFORTHS. / L.CPL. DUNCAN TURNBULL R.E. / PTE JAMES BAKER H.L.I. / " KENNETH MACLEAN H.L.I. / " ANGUS MACQUEEN R. SCOTS / " WILLIAM ORME " / " LEWIS A.R. GILLANDERS M.G. CORPS / SEAMAN MARTIN MACKINNON R.N. Panel 5 (upper): 1939 - 1945 / STO. GEORGE BRUCE R.N. / W / O IAN N. DAVIDSON R.C.A.F. / SGT. WM. D. MACKENZIE R.A.F. / SEA. RONALD MACKINNON M.N. / SGT. NEIL A. MACLEOD R.A.F / DVR. NEIL MACLEOD R.A.S.C / PTE. NORMAN MACLEOD CAMERONS. / SEA. ARCHIBALD MACPHERSON R.N. / SEA HECTOR MACRAE M.N. Panel 5 (lower): PORTREE / LIEUT. COL. ANGUS ROSS O.B.E.LABOUR CORPS / MAJOR RONALD MACDONALD CAMERONS / CAPT JOHN MACDONALD M.C. / " JOHN ORME M.C. R.A.M.C. / LIEUT. ANGUS BAXTER CAMERONS / " JAMES A. SIMPSON R.A.F. / " JOHN W. SIMPSON BORDER R. / C.S.M. DONALD CAMERON CAMERONS / " WILLIAM ROSS " / SERGT. NORMAN BEATON " / DONALD MACLEOD " / CPL. JAMES BEATON " / " MURDO MACLEOD " / " CHARLES SINCLAIR " / L.CPL. WILLIAM MACDONALD " / " DONALD MACKENZIE " / " IAIN A. MACLEOD " / " WILLIAM TURNBULL " / PTE. DONALD CUMMING " / " JOHN M. FRASER " / " JOHN GRANT " / " MURDO GRANT " / " ALEXR. KENNEDY " / " JOHN KENNEDY " / " JOHN A. MACDOUGALL "

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Located at

Somerled Square, Portree

IV51 9BT

Located in the paved area in the centre of Somerled Square.