Avoch and Killen War Memorial
Attribution: Photo courtesy of Morris Colven
Avoch War Memorial
This imposing Memorial stands on high ground at the junction of the main road into Avoch (A832) and a side road which leads to a former Free Church, now converted into a dwelling house. Map reference is NH698551 on Sheet 26.
The Memorial is a well-designed, elegant tapered pillar, painted primrose-yellow, and standing on a three-stepped platform painted a dark grey. The pillar has an engraved
sword on it under which are the words –
Attribution: Mr John W Bruce, Dingwall.
Attribution: Mr John W Bruce, Dingwall.
Attribution: Mr John W Bruce, Dingwall.
Attribution: Mr John W Bruce, Dingwall.
| SKIPPER | DONALD | McLEMAN | RNR |
| PO | ALEXANDER | LESLIE | MN |
| JAMES | WILLIAM | PATIENCE | MN |
| SEAMAN | DONALD | REID | MN |
| SEAMAN | JAMES A. | JACK | MN |
| SEAMAN | JOHN LEITCH | McLEMAN | MN |
| PO | HUNTLY | McKAY | RAF |
| F/S | WILLIAM J. | McINTOSH | RAF |
| SGT | ANDREW | McNAIR | RAF |
Attribution: Mr John W Bruce, Dingwall.
| MAJOR | E. | MACKINNON | R.A.M.C. |
| SERGT | B. | MACLEMAN | COLDSTREAM GUARDS |
| CPL | D. B. | MACLEMAN | SCOTS GUARDS |
| L/CPL | W. | VASS | H. L. I. |
| “ “ | W. | SKINNER | SCOTTISH RIFLES |
| PTE | J. H. | BISHOP | K. O. S. B. |
| “ ” | J. | MACDONALD | K. O. Y. L. I |
| “ ” | K. C. | MACKENZIE | SCOTTISH HORSE |
| PIPER | W. | MACKENZIE | ROYAL FUSILIERS |
| PTE | H. | MACLEMAN | R. A. M. C. |
| “ “ | M. | MACRAE | ROYAL SCOTS |
| “ “ | G. | MANN | TANK CORPS |
| “ “ | J. | REID | GORDONS |
| SERGT | T. O. | ROSS D.C.M. | CANADIANS |
| PTE | A. R. | DUNN | CANADIANS |
| “ “ | L. | MACINTOSH | CANADIANS |
| “ “ | A. | MACLEMAN | CANADIANS |
| “ “ | R. | MACLEMAN | CANADIANS |
| SAPPER | D. | ROSS | CANADIANS |
Attribution: Mr John W Bruce, Dingwall.
| A.B. | JAMES | JACK | R.N. |
| A.B. | ALEXANDER | McINTOSH | R.N. |
| SEAMAN | JOHN P. | REID | R.N. |
| SEC. HAND | THOMAS | REID | R.N.R. |
| L/SEAMAN | DONALD | PATIENCE | R.N.R. |
| SEAMAN | JAMES | REID | R.N.R. |
| “ “ | ALEXANDER | JACK | R.N.R. |
| “ “ | WILLIAM | ALLISON | R.N.R. |
| L/STW | DONALD | SUTHERLAND | R.N.S.R. |
Attribution: Mr John W Bruce, Dingwall.
| 1ST CLS PTY OFFCR | J. W. | PATIENCE | R.N.R. |
| SEAMAN | W. | BRODIE | “ “ |
| “ | A. | CLARKE | “ “ |
| “ | H. | MACINTOSH | “ “ |
| “ | D. | MACLEMAN | “ “ |
| “ | R. | PATIENCE | “ “ |
| “ | W. | PATIENCE | “ “ |
| “ | D. | REID | “ “ |
| “ | J. | REID | “ “ |
| “ | D. | SKINNER | “ “ |
| “ | J. | SKINNER | “ “ |
| “ | J. | SUTHERLAND | BOOM DEFENCE |
| “ | D. | DAVIDSON | R.E. |
| L/CPL | D. | SUTHERLAND | AUSTRALIANS |
| PTE | A. | ROSS | NEW ZEALANDERS |
| PTE | J. | ROBERTSON | SOUTH AFRICANS |
Attribution: Mr John W Bruce, Dingwall.
| STOKER | JOHN | DICKSON | R.N. |
| L/CPL | EVAN | FINLAY | 4 SEAFORTHS |
| ” “ | EDWARD J. | SHEARER (Sonny) | 5 SEAFORTHS |
| PTE | GEORGE | FINDLAY | 4 SEAFORTHS |
| ” “ | HUGH A. | PATIENCE | 4 SEAFORTHS |
| ” “ | ALEXANDER | GRANT | 6 CAMERONS |
| GDS | GILBERT | PATIENCE | SCOTS GUARDS |
| GNR | GEORGE | PATIENCE | R.A. |
| ” “ | ROBERT | JACK | R.A. |
| ” “ | JAMES | REID | N.Z.F.A. |
Attribution: Mr John W Bruce, Dingwall.
| ACSM | W. | SHOBBROOK | SEAFORTHS |
| SERGT | G. | MACINTOSH | “ “ |
| SERGT | G. | PATIENCE | “ “ |
| SERGT | D. | SUTHERLAND | “ “ |
| CPL | W. | McSTEPHEN | “ “ |
| CPL | D. | SUTHERLAND | “ “ |
| L/CPL | K. | McLEAN | “ “ |
| L/CPL | C. A. | MACRAE | “ “ |
| PTE | R. | BISSETT | “ “ |
| PTE | J. McP. | LESLIE | “ “ |
| PTE | D. | MACDONALD | “ “ |
| PTE | D. | MACLEAY | “ “ |
| PTE | W. J. | MACRAE | “ “ |
| PTE | D. | PIRIE | “ “ |
| PTE | J. S. | MACINTOSH | CAMERONS |
| PTE | W. G. | MACKAY | “ “ |
| PTE | R. J. | MACKERCHAR | “ “ |
| PTE | D. | JACK | BLACK WATCH |
Attribution: Mr John W Bruce, Dingwall.
The War Memorial was the site of a midnight service on 31 December 1999.
