When the guns fell silent

[Currie]

Thanks Adam, for the info about repatriation.

The remains of the last missing Australians from the Vietnam War were recently repatriated. http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNew ... 7220090831

All the best,
Alan

[Adam Brown]

Alan

Thanks for that fascinating link.

the War Memorial outside Inverness Station has the War dead from the Indian Mutiny et al.

Joette

The memorial in Station Square in Inverness is slightly different to the memorials I mentioned before. It was raised by the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (formerly 79th Highlanders) to commemorate their dead of the campaigns in Egypt and Sudan of 1882-84 and 1898. It isn't Inverness's memorial to those campaigns.

The 79th Highlanders memorial to the Indian Mutinty (and Crimean War) is in the Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. It only lists officers names.

There is another war memorial in Station Square in Inverness. The Highland Railway Company's memorial for the Great War is on the North side of the square.

Regards

Adam

[joette]

Thanks Adam I had a brief look at it whilst awaiting my connection to Thurso from there.
I knew there was a Regimental connection but hadn't realised it was a Regimental Memorial rather than a town one.
I did see the Railway Memorial incidentally every time I am in Baker St tube station going to Kings X I always have a wee look at the Memorial there on the wall for the War dead of the London Underground.It is quite a commanding plaque.

[Adam Brown]

Joette

Yes, all railway companies made sure their former employees were commemorated in, or near their main stations with impressive memorials.

A lot of other employers also raised memorials but they are not always in such public places as railway company ones.

Cheers

Adam