Carmyllie War Memorial
Posted in Dumbarton FC, War Memorials at 12:00 on 11 January 2020
For years on my way up to Brechin to see the mighty Sons of the Rock play at Glebe Park against Brechin City I have been passing this War Memorial – a granite pillar by the side of the B961 seemingly in the middle of nowhere at a junction with an unnumbered minor road (to the left in the first photo below.) There’s not really a place to park but on making that same trip in August 2018 I made sure to stop.
As you can see it’s beautifully kept.
The inscription reads, “In proud and loving memory of men from Carmyllie District who fell in the Great Wars 1914 – 1918. 1939 – 1945.” Great War names are below, plus one for World War 2.
A memorial bench is set behind the pillar:-
Great War names, plus one for World War 2:-
Again Great War names, plus one for World War 2:-
The lack of Second World War names on these rural memorials may be due a combination of the loss of men in the Great War and the decline in numbers of men involved in farming which occurred between the two wars as a result of mechanisation.
Tags: Brechin, Brechin City, Carmyllie, First World War, Glebe Park, Second World War, Sons of the Rock, the Great War, War Memorials, World War 1, World War 2, WW1, WW2, WWI, WWII
