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Dingwall in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Sergt. John Meikle

 
 
Sergt. John Meikle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 26, 2018
1. Sergt. John Meikle Marker
Inscription.
In
Memory of
Sergt. John Meikle V.C.M.M.
Late Clerk at Nitshill Station
Who Enlisted in H.M. Forces
(Seaforth Highlanders)
8th February 1915 During the
Great War and was Killed
In Action on 20th July 1918

Erected by His Railway Comrades

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: HeroesWar, World I. In addition, it is included in the Victoria Cross and George Cross Recipients series list.
 
Location. 57° 35.649′ N, 4° 25.394′ W. Memorial is in Dingwall, Scotland, in Highland. It is at the intersection of Station Road and High Street, on the right when traveling south on Station Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Dingwall, Scotland IV15 9XA, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Scotland’s Highlands. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seaforth Highlanders Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Dingwall Boer War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Dingwall Great Wars Memorial (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Urqurhart (Ross) War Memorial (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); Muir of Ord (approx. 8.8 kilometers away); Contin War Memorial
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(approx. 9.8 kilometers away); Knockbain Great Wars Memorial (approx. 11.4 kilometers away); The Innes (approx. 16.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dingwall.
 
Also see . . .  John Meikle on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 11, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Sergt. John Meikle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 26, 2018
2. Sergt. John Meikle Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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