On the opposite side of the B 827 to Comrie’s War Memorial is this turreted building:-

The building corners on to a street called Field of Refuge:-

The plaque seen here  just above the lamppost has the inscription, “In Memoriam, 1914 1918”:-

Comrie‘s War Memorial is a plain Celtic Cross on a square tapering base set in a memorial garden just south of the River Earn off the B 827.

Dedication. Great War Names on main cartouche, Second World War names below. The lowest wording says, “Mighty by Scarifice.”:-

More Great War nNames are given on the Memorial’s sides:-

Along with more Second World War names:-

Just to the side is a commemoration of a VC recipient, Second Lieutenant John Craig, Royal Scots Fusiliers, 5/6/1917:-

Crieff is a town in Perth and Kinross, almost 18 miles due west of Perth.

Its War Memorial is a stone cross on a hexagonal column above a hexagonal base situated on a triangle of land by the A 85 beyond the east end of the High Street.

Circumscribing the stone above where the name plaques are is inscribed, “In proud and grateful memory of those who fell in the Great Wars 1914-1918 1939 1945.”

Names for Great War, Korean War and Malaya:-

Great War name plaques:-

Names for World Wars 1 and 2:-

World War 2 name plate:-

These were in St Mary’s Collegiate Church yard.

Serjeant A Runciman, Royal Scots, 15/8/1915, aged 37:-

Military Medal recipient Serjeant J H V Suffill, HLI, 14/2/1919, aged 22:-

Sapper J B Cranston, Royal Engineers, 13/5/1916, aged 28:-

The grave of Colour Sergeant L H Hardie, Royal Scots, 28/5/1972, aged 39, being a non-war death, has an amended version of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone with a notch cut either side of the top:-

Another grave had a dedication to Flying Officer James Hubert Craig, RAF, 28/3/1946,in Burma aged 24. Buried in Rangoon:-

Haddington War Memorial lies in the grounds of St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Haddington, East Lothian.

Its War Memorial is an embellished stone cross on a tapering column above a square base.

The first picture has St Mary’s Church in the background:-

Great War Dedication (plus some names for World War 1):-

Second World War Dedication and names:-

More Great War names:-

Additional World War 2 names:-

Houndwood is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders lying just off the A 1 almost due west of Eyemouth. Its War Memorial is a (semi-Celtic) granite cross on a square tapered base.

Callander is a town in Stirlingshire. It’s on the eastern edge of the Trossachs and is sometimes known as the gateway to the Highlands.

The War Memorial is in the style of a Mercat Cross. A stone pillar on a square base surmounted by a lion rampant bearing a shield:-

Closer view:-

Great War dedication:-

World War 2 dedication and names:-

Side view:-

Great War Names:-

Wealso stopped off at Wetherby, which we have visited before. I featured its War Memorial here, but took more photos this time

Memorial:-

Great War dedication “In honour and everlasting memory of the men of Wetherby who fell in the Great War 1914-1918” and name plaques:-

World War 2 Dedication and name plaques:-

The River Wharfe was quite high when we visited in 2014. It was much lower this time. The last time we couldn’t see the weir! Note the metal salmon leaping from just below the wheel:-

Tadcaster is a town in North Yorkshire. Its War Memorial is a white stone pillar on an octagonal base and surmounted by a cross. In the background is one of Tadcaster’s three breweries:-

Memorial from side, showing carvings:-

Dedications: “In honour of the men of Tadcaster who gave their lives that others might live in freedom. 1914-1919. See ye to it that their names are not forgotten.”
“In honour of those men who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War 1939 – 1945.” Name plaques for both World Wars:-

More name plaques:-

Garden of Remembrance, Tadcaster War Memorial:-

Carvings:-

Harrogate is a town in West Yorkshire. We visited it in Novemeber 2022. Its War Memorial is a huge tapering stone obelisk on a square base in the monumenatl municipal style. It lies by the main A 61 road through the town.

Dedication. “Our Glorious Dead, 1914-1918, 1939-1945”:-

Side views:-

Frieze of bugler:-

Frieze of Victory:-

Great War Names:-

Names for both World Wars:-

Poppy Crosses by Harrogate War Memorial:-

VC Recipients Plaque, below Harrogate War Memorial:-

Poppies for Remembrance, outside Betty’s Tea Rooms, Harrogate:-