“They Were a Wall Unto Us” – Tillicoultry War Memorial
Posted in War Memorials at 12:00 on 26 November 2019
Tillicoultry War Memorial is a grey granite pedestal with the figure of a kneeling female holding a wreath.
It lies in a separate area in Tillicoultry Cemetery by the A 91 road on the east of the town.
The WW2 memorial is a memorial garden with the names of the fallen on individual “headstones” (to right.)
An information board mentions among others Bessie Sim Hunter, whose grave lies in the attached cemetery, a Great War casualty at Inverness Naval Station but not listed on the Memorial (which is dedicated to “The Men of Tillicoultry.”)
The Great War Memmorial is inscribed, “In ever grateful and proud remembrance of the men of Tillicoultry who died in the service of their King and country in the Great War. ‘They were a wall unto us both by night and day.’ 1914 – 1919”
WW2 Garden of Remembrance is to left:-
East aspect. Great War names:-
South Aspect, Great War names. WW2 Garden of Remembrance behind:-
North Aspect. Great War names:-
WW2 Remembrance Garden western arc:-
Central arc. The stone incorporated into the boundary railings is inscribed. “World War 1939 – 1945 Garden of Remembrance.”
Eastern arc:-
Tags: Bessie Sim Hunter, First World War, Second World War, the Great War, They Were a Wall Unto Us, Tillicoultry, War Memorials, World War 1, World War 2, WW1, WW2, WWI, WWII
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