Stromness in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Stromness War Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 29, 2018

1. Stromness War Memorial

Inscription.

Stromness War Memorial. . In Memory Of The Gallant Dead Who Gave Their Lives For Honour and Freedom In The European War 1914 , 1919 bnn Erected by The Inhabitants of the Town and Parish of Stromness Assisted by Natives of the District in This and in Other Lands, Their Name Liveth For Evermore. , 1915 , . C.S.M. David Flett, Lpool Scottish. · L.Cpl. Henry Linklater, Aust Sig Corps. · 2nd Lt. D. Stewart Spence, R.F.A. , 1916 , . Engnr Jno. S. Clouston, H.M. Transport. · Pte. Wm. Finnie, Can. E.F. · Pte. Jas. W. Harvey, R.S.F. · Seaman Chas. Kirkpatrick, R.N.R.T. · Pte. Jas. W. Linklater, H.L.I. · Sergt. Jno. McIntyre, R.F.A. · A.B.Smn. Isaac Manson, Merc. Marine. · Pte. Jas. Mowat, N.Z.E.F. · Pte. Wm. S. Porteous, S.A.E.F. · Pte. Chas. Robb, Can. E.F. · Seaman Frank S. Shearer, R.N. Patrol. · Pte. Jno. Simpson, R.S.F. · Pte. Wm. G. Sinclair, R.M.L.I. R.N.D. · Sergt. David Steven, A.&S. Highrs. · Seaman Wm. R.S. Stout, R.N.R. · Pte. Saml. Wylie, Seaforths. , 1917 , . Major Chas. P. Atkin, M.C., R.F.A. · Pte. Robt. Fiddler, Aust. E.F. · Pte. David C.S. Harvey, Seaforths. · Pte. Chas. F. Hutchinson, R.A.S.C. · Pte. David Matheson, Aust. E.F. · Ship Stwd. Geo. Robb, Merc. Marine. ( back ) , 1917 , . Pte. Geo. Robertson, Can. E.F. · L.Cpl. Jas. Wm. Sinclair, Seaforths. · Ship Mstr. Jas. Sutherland, Merc. Marine. · Seaman Chas. Taylor, R.N.R. · Lieut. R.W. Taylor, M.C., R.F.A. · Corpl. Robt. Wilson, Can. E.F. · , 1918 , . · Pte. Herbt. E.S. Angus, Can. R.A.M.C. · P.O. Jno. Christie, R.N.R. · Pte. Wm. Corrigall, Mach. Gun Corps. · Pte. Jas. Firth, Can. E.F. · Pte. Jno. R. Garson, R.H. · Pte. Joseph Matheson, Scot. Rifles. · L.Cpl. Jas. Miller, R.E. · Seaman Jno. Mowat, Merc. Marine. Res. · Sergt. J.A. Mowat, P.P.C.L.I. · Sergt. Wm. M. Mowat, R.G.A. (T) · Pte. Jno. W. Omand, Seaforths. · Pte. Robt. M. Rendall, Seaforths. · Pte. Alex. Smith, Seaforths. · Pte. Jno. Scott, Camerons. · , After 1918 , . · Pte. Wm. G. Clouston, R.A.S.C. · Pte. Jno. Harvey, Seaforths. · Pte. Dan. E. Johnston, S.A.-A.S.C. · L.Cpl. Jno. Johnston, Can. E.F. · Seaman Jno. E.L. Sinclair, H.M. Transport. · Rfm J.G. Linklater 1st Rifle Bn New Zealand.E.F. · Pte R.W. Linklater 11th Bn A.I.F. ( small tablet ) Pte. A. Clouston, 47th Bn A.I.F. · Pte. J. Johnston, 2nd Gordons · Pte. J. Manson, 17th Bn A.I.F. ( back ) To the Glory of God And in Sacred Memory of Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice in the Second World War 1939 , 1945. W. Shepherd, R.N.V.R. · W.C.M. Baker, R.N. · Wm. Brown, R.A. · Jas. Chalmers, R.N. · Queenie Donaldson, A.T.S. · Stewart Guy, Guards. · Georgina H. Mason, W.A.A.F · Wm. Muir, R.N. · Jas. W. Park, R.N. · Jas. G. spence, R.A. · John Sutherland, M.N. · Leonard Sutherland, R.A.F. · Wm. A. Swanson, M.N. · Jas. R. Velzian, R.A.F. · Jas. Watson, R.A. · John J. Smith, R.N. · George Kirkpatrick, R.N.

In Memory Of
The Gallant Dead Who
Gave Their Lives For
Honour and Freedom
In The European War
1914 — 1919
bnn Erected
by The Inhabitants of
the Town and Parish
of Stromness
Assisted by Natives of
the District in This
and in Other Lands

Their Name Liveth For Evermore — 1915 — C.S.M. David Flett, Lpool Scottish. · L.Cpl. Henry Linklater, Aust Sig Corps. · 2nd Lt. D. Stewart Spence, R.F.A.
— 1916 — Engnr Jno. S. Clouston, H.M. Transport. · Pte. Wm. Finnie, Can. E.F. · Pte. Jas. W. Harvey, R.S.F. · Seaman Chas. Kirkpatrick, R.N.R.T. · Pte. Jas. W. Linklater, H.L.I. · Sergt. Jno. McIntyre, R.F.A. · A.B.Smn. Isaac Manson, Merc. Marine. · Pte. Jas. Mowat, N.Z.E.F. · Pte. Wm. S. Porteous, S.A.E.F. · Pte. Chas. Robb, Can. E.F. · Seaman Frank S. Shearer, R.N. Patrol. · Pte. Jno. Simpson, R.S.F. · Pte. Wm. G. Sinclair, R.M.L.I. R.N.D. · Sergt. David Steven, A.&S. Highrs. · Seaman Wm. R.S. Stout, R.N.R. · Pte. Saml. Wylie, Seaforths.
— 1917 — Major Chas. P. Atkin, M.C., R.F.A. · Pte. Robt. Fiddler, Aust. E.F. · Pte. David C.S. Harvey, Seaforths. · Pte. Chas. F. Hutchinson, R.A.S.C. · Pte. David Matheson, Aust.

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E.F. · Ship Stwd. Geo. Robb, Merc. Marine.
( back )
— 1917 — Pte. Geo. Robertson, Can. E.F. · L.Cpl. Jas. Wm. Sinclair, Seaforths. · Ship Mstr. Jas. Sutherland, Merc. Marine. · Seaman Chas. Taylor, R.N.R. · Lieut. R.W. Taylor, M.C., R.F.A. · Corpl. Robt. Wilson, Can. E.F. · — 1918 — · Pte. Herbt. E.S. Angus, Can. R.A.M.C. · P.O. Jno. Christie, R.N.R. · Pte. Wm. Corrigall, Mach. Gun Corps. · Pte. Jas. Firth, Can. E.F. · Pte. Jno. R. Garson, R.H. · Pte. Joseph Matheson, Scot. Rifles. · L.Cpl. Jas. Miller, R.E. · Seaman Jno. Mowat, Merc. Marine. Res. · Sergt. J.A. Mowat, P.P.C.L.I. · Sergt. Wm. M. Mowat, R.G.A. (T) · Pte. Jno. W. Omand, Seaforths. · Pte. Robt. M. Rendall, Seaforths. · Pte. Alex. Smith, Seaforths. · Pte. Jno. Scott, Camerons. · — After 1918 — · Pte. Wm. G. Clouston, R.A.S.C. · Pte. Jno. Harvey, Seaforths. · Pte. Dan. E. Johnston, S.A.-A.S.C. · L.Cpl. Jno. Johnston, Can. E.F. · Seaman Jno. E.L. Sinclair, H.M. Transport. · Rfm J.G. Linklater 1st Rifle Bn New Zealand.E.F. · Pte R.W. Linklater 11th Bn A.I.F.
( small tablet )
Pte. A. Clouston, 47th Bn A.I.F. · Pte. J. Johnston, 2nd Gordons · Pte. J. Manson, 17th Bn A.I.F.
( back ) To the Glory of God
And in Sacred

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 29, 2018

2. Stromness War Memorial

Memory
of Those Who Made
The Supreme Sacrifice
in the
Second World War
1939 — 1945
W. Shepherd, R.N.V.R. · W.C.M. Baker, R.N. · Wm. Brown, R.A. · Jas. Chalmers, R.N. · Queenie Donaldson, A.T.S. · Stewart Guy, Guards. · Georgina H. Mason, W.A.A.F · Wm. Muir, R.N. · Jas. W. Park, R.N. · Jas. G. spence, R.A. · John Sutherland, M.N. · Leonard Sutherland, R.A.F. · Wm. A. Swanson, M.N. · Jas. R. Velzian, R.A.F. · Jas. Watson, R.A. · John J. Smith, R.N. · George Kirkpatrick, R.N.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 58° 58.221′ N, 3° 17.627′ W. Memorial is in Stromness, Scotland, in Orkney. It is at the intersection of N End Road and Hillside Road, on the left when traveling north on N End Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Stromness, Scotland KW16 3AH, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Scotland’s Orkney Islands.

Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

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 walking distance of this marker: The Lieutenant’s House (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Shipwrecks of Scapa Flow (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Warehouse (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Dr John Rae (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Stromness Lifeboat Station (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Alexander Graham

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 29, 2018

3. Stromness War Memorial

(approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Fitzroy Fisheries Barometer (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); a different marker also named Alexander Graham (approx. 1.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stromness.

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4. Stromness War Memorial

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5. Stromness War Memorial

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6. Stromness War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 21, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.