Little doubt that this is one of the most interesting places to visit in the UK. Da Vinci Code anyone, However let's not forget that this is a comparatively small town south of Edinburgh. The memorial is beautifully maintained and is impossible to miss if you are heading to the chapel. I have not unravelled all the names yet and when they are they will be added to the blog. But now the main photos! The top photograph, which is more readable is dedicated to WW1 and the bottom one relates to WW2. I do not know when the original monument was dedicated but it appears that the WW2 section appears to be added later. Obviously must be. However it doesn't fit comfortably with the rest of the design.
The inscription on the top of the top beneath the wreath reads:
TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE FROM ROSLIN AND DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY
1914- 1919
CAPT A.G.MILLAR F.R.G.At
CAPT D.POLLOCK M.M. CAM. H.
2nd Lt R.J. DEWAR D.G.M. R.F.A.
C.S.M. A.J.WATTS R.S.
SGT. W. BARCLAY GOR. H.
" P. BAXTER SEA. H
" C.T.G. MACLEAN R.E.
Cpl. H.B. BROWN SEA. H.
" W. CAMERON CAM. H.
" J.S. HERDMAN S.R.
" W.S. JACK SEA H.
" J.Y. PENMAN R.A.S.G.
" W.P. RICHARDSON H.S.
BOMB. A. BARCLAY D.G.M. M.M. R.F.A.
L.CPL. G. AFFLECK CAM. H.
" J. BELL CAM H.
" G. KNOX R.S.F.
" J.D. MILLAR SEA. H.
" B. SMITH R.S.
" P.M. WILSON CAM. H.
Pvr A.C. BROWN R.F.A.
" R.A. LOGIE R.E.
" J. WRIGHT R.G.A
Gnr D. ANDERSON A.I.F.
" J. CRANE G.E.F.
" J. McGAW R.F.A.
Tpr. P. ROBERTSON D.G.
Pte J.F. AFFLECK R.S.
" J. ARCHIBALD R.S.
" W. BAILLIE R.A.S.C.
" J. BROWN R.S
" M. CURRAN SEA. H.
" D.A. FINLAY R.S.
" W. HANNAH R.S.
" C.A. HENDERSON SEA H.
" J. JOHNSTON CAM. H.
" A. KNOX S.G.
" A. H. LAWRENCE A.S.
" W.G.R. LAWRIE SEA. H.
" S. LORIMER R.S.
" F.H. MACFIE SEA. H.
" A. McBEATH N.F.
" A. McHENDRY R.S.
" J. McHENDRY K.O.S.B.
" A. McLEISH R.S.
" W.J. McLENNAN R.S.
" A. McNAIR S.C.
" P? G. MUNRO H.L.I.
" W.N. PORTEOUS N.Z.E.F.
" J.B. RAMSAY SEA H.
" E. RICHARDSON R.S.F.
" W. ROBERTSON R.S.
" J. SHEPHERD R.S.
" A. WILSON R.S.
Beneath the WW1 plaque is an angled piece of granite lying about 25 to 30 degrees from the horizontal. It has not weathered too well. The rain will certainly not run off well. I cannot remember if the lettering is in lead. (It does look like it) It is difficult to see from the photos. I did not pay attention on the first few memorials I photographed. However here is the inscription.
Definitely think I need a page to decode these acronyms!
BOMB. A. BARCLAY D.G.M. M.M. R.F.A.
L.CPL. G. AFFLECK CAM. H.
" J. BELL CAM H.
" G. KNOX R.S.F.
" J.D. MILLAR SEA. H.
" B. SMITH R.S.
" P.M. WILSON CAM. H.
Pvr A.C. BROWN R.F.A.
" R.A. LOGIE R.E.
" J. WRIGHT R.G.A
Gnr D. ANDERSON A.I.F.
" J. CRANE G.E.F.
" J. McGAW R.F.A.
Tpr. P. ROBERTSON D.G.
Pte J.F. AFFLECK R.S.
" J. ARCHIBALD R.S.
" W. BAILLIE R.A.S.C.
" J. BROWN R.S
" M. CURRAN SEA. H.
" D.A. FINLAY R.S.
" W. HANNAH R.S.
" C.A. HENDERSON SEA H.
" J. JOHNSTON CAM. H.
" A. KNOX S.G.
" A. H. LAWRENCE A.S.
" W.G.R. LAWRIE SEA. H.
" S. LORIMER R.S.
" F.H. MACFIE SEA. H.
" A. McBEATH N.F.
" A. McHENDRY R.S.
" J. McHENDRY K.O.S.B.
" A. McLEISH R.S.
" W.J. McLENNAN R.S.
" A. McNAIR S.C.
" P? G. MUNRO H.L.I.
" W.N. PORTEOUS N.Z.E.F.
" J.B. RAMSAY SEA H.
" E. RICHARDSON R.S.F.
" W. ROBERTSON R.S.
" J. SHEPHERD R.S.
" A. WILSON R.S.
Beneath the WW1 plaque is an angled piece of granite lying about 25 to 30 degrees from the horizontal. It has not weathered too well. The rain will certainly not run off well. I cannot remember if the lettering is in lead. (It does look like it) It is difficult to see from the photos. I did not pay attention on the first few memorials I photographed. However here is the inscription.
Remember them also who suffered death
1939 - 1945
A.B. T.CLARK ROYAL NAVY
" G.G. GRANT "
O.S. J. MILLER "
Sgt. H.I. MACDONALD R.A.M.C.
L/SGT S.M. ELDER R.T.C.
Cpl W. BAIN A & S H.
Gnr D.W. GRAY B.Y.
" J. PENMAN R.A.
Pte G. ARCHIBALD R.A.O.C.
" D BARCLAY 2ND R.W.
" J. GILMOUR L.C.H.G.
" J. H. HENRY R.S.
" A.B. JEFFREY 2nd. R.S.
" J. MERCER G. How.
" T. MILLER R.S.
1.P/O THE HON P.A.G. StCLAIR ERSKINE ROYAL AIR FORCE
2.F/O J. AFFLECK ROYAL AIR FORCE
" I.R.G. HUNTER "
" A.S. THOMSON "
W/O T.F. HUNTER
Sgt/A.C. J. BRYCE
Sgt G.B. DONALDSON
Sgt/A.C. F.FERGUSON
Sgt/W.O./A.C J.GRANT
Sgt E.S. YOUNG
Cpl D. HUMPHRIES
Engnr. E. HEPPLEWHITE MERCHANT NAVY
1st Rad/O T. RUSSELL "
The link at 1. above goes to a forum. To dive into more information on Peter StClair Erskine - you will have to register. It is a good forum. This is the only link to the WW2 Talk forum on my whole blog.
1. This is the announcement in the paper
The link at 1. above goes to a forum. To dive into more information on Peter StClair Erskine - you will have to register. It is a good forum. This is the only link to the WW2 Talk forum on my whole blog.
1. This is the announcement in the paper
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| Peter St. Clair Erskine |
2. Flying Officer J. Affleck; born Roslin, Midlothian, 2 Jan 1920; joined RAF Sep 1939;
killed on air operations, 15 Sep 1943.
Definitely think I need a page to decode these acronyms!
Many are obvious - there are some that I am not aware of, especially the WW1 ones.
Updated on the 3rd of October 2011
Updated on the 3rd of October 2011
Very awesome! I love the great finds you have put on your blog
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