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Keith War Memorial

Keith is a town in the former Banffshire, now a part of Moray, about eight miles south-east of Fochabers. Its War Memorial is a sarcophagus-like cenotaph in the grand municipal style just off the main A 96 road through the town:-

Keith War Memorial

Great War dedication and names:-

Keith War Memorial Great War Dedication

Second World War names and dedications are to either side on the walls behind the earlier memorial stone:-

Keith War Memorial, Second World War Names and Dedication

Second World War Dedication and Names, Keith War Memorial

On a piece of grass to the side is a stone laid in memory of the dead of other conflicts:-

Other Conflicts Dedication Stone Beside Keith War Memorial

 

Fochabers War Memorial

Fochabers is a village in the parish of Bellie in Moray, just off the A 96 road which acts as its bypass. It’s about ten miles east of Elgin.

Its War Memorial is a stone column in a triangle of land in front of the entrance gate to Gordon Castle.

War Memorial, Fochabers

Great War dedication, “To the men of the parish of Bellie.”:-

Dedication, Fochabers War Memorial

Great War names:-

Fochabers War Memorial, Great War names.

Names, War Memorial, Fochabers

Second World War Roll of Honour, Fochabers District:-

Second World War Roll of Honour, Fochabers

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